Novak Djokovic reached the semifinals of the "Masters" in Monte Carlo, reported FOCUS.
World No. 1 beat Alex de Minor 7:5, 6:4 in two hours and 4 minutes on Court "Ranier III".
In the first set, the Serbian won 70% of the points on his first serve, 80% on the second and broke once. In the second half, he won 59% of his first serve, 14% of his second serve and made 4 breaks, conceding 3.
In the semi-finals, the 36-year-old Djokovic will play with the Norwegian Casper Ruud or the French Hugo Humber. The 24-time Grand Slam champion avenged his defeat to the Australian at the United Cup in January. Then De Minor won in the 1/4-finals with 6:4, 6:4. In the overall balance of the rivalry between the two, Nole already leads with a 2:1 success.
The Serbian added 310 points with the semi-final in the principality and currently has 10035 points. The second in the world ranking is Yannick Siner, with 8750.