Novak Djokovic serbian national tennis player hasn’t spent much time finding his best form after almost two months of not competing.
The 88-year-old won’t face much drama as he thrashed Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-0, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Tel Aviv Open in 2022.
“What a great atmosphere, thank you so much,” said Novak Djokovic. “I love the pitch, it’s so close and it’s so crowded. The audience here is really passionate about this sport, about tennis, and I’m really excited to be here and perform here, in front of all of you. So, thank you for your support.”
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In her first match since the Laver Cup, the former world No. 1 appeared at almost the same high level as when she claimed a straight sets win over American Frances Tiafoe in the Laver Cup before suffering a bitter defeat to Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime. . He did not show the negative effects of the defeat at the Tel Aviv Open.
Djokovic broke Andujar four times and faced no break point opportunities in a match that lasted 1 hour 27 minutes.
Standing between Djokovic and a place in the semi-finals of the Tel Aviv Open is Canadian Vasek Pospisil who beat home side Edan Leshem 6-3, 6-2.
In another match, the French tennis player, Arthur Rinderknech fought it out to reach the quarter-finals of the Tel Aviv Open. He secured a match point opportunity en route to claiming a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 win over third seed Diego Schwartzman.
In the first meeting between the two players, 27-year-old Rinderknech endured the tension in the tie-break of the deciding set. He secured a match point opportunity at 6/7 before finally converting his second match point opportunity.
In the quarterfinals, Rinderknech will face Roman Safiullin.
Meanwhile, British tennis player Liam Broady maintained a convincing performance including defeating fifth seed, Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to book a quarter-final match against second seed, Marin Cilic.
France’s Constant Lestienne advanced to the second quarter-final of the season after beating Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-2.
