Earlier this week, Novak Djokovic was deducted 600 points and temporarily fell to the second position on the ATP rankings, according to the results on the online chart. Therefore, the match against Auger -anssime in the quarterfinals of Rome Master is extremely important to the world's No. 1 player.
In this talent, Djokovic is much more appreciated than the opponent. Despite a little difficulty, the Serbian star still won to continue.
Entering Set 1, both players entered the campaign to successfully protect their serve games. The turning point only came at the end of the set when Djokovic won the first break in Game 8. Aliassime also quickly reclaimed the break in game 9 to bring the set back to a balanced position.
Even so, Djokovic still shows his bravery to finish the opponent. In the Decision 12 game, the world's No. 2 player has easily successfully broken the serve game of Aliassime. 7-5 in favor of Nole is also the result of set 1.
In set 2, the game did not change much when Aliassime still caused many difficulties for Djokovic. The scenario in Set 1 was repeated when Nole won the break first but was still broken by the opponent later. At game 12, the score is equilibrium 6-6, forcing the two players to enter a series of tie-break brain balance.
On the gun battle series, Djokovic showed his bravery superior to Aliassime. He had 2 mini breaks and won the gap 7-1. This result also helps Nole win tickets to the semi -finals.
Notably, Djokovic was added 360 points and returned to the No. 1 world in the chart announced next week. This is also the 370s Week of Serbian star standing at the highest position on the ATP rankings.
