Masters 1000 2023 Paris-Bercy: Novak Djokovic gets revenge on Rooney and reaches Paris-Bercy semi-finals for ninth time

It doesn’t matter if he is sick, if he suffers from gastroenteritis, or if his opponent is trained by his former coach Boris Becker.who knows all your weaknesses, Novak Djokovic Even if there is a stone tied to his shoe, he will win because he is a born winner.

The Serbian is the No. 1 seed at the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000. On Friday, he defeated Holger Rune 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-4 in 2 hours and 55 minutes to qualify for the tournament semifinals.

For the ninth time, he is among the top four of the competition, and tomorrow awaits the winner of the duel between Andrei Rublev and Alex de Minaur.

Rooney has won two of his first three matches against Djokovic, including the last final With his mathematical ranking at stake at the ATP Finals in Turin (November 12-19), he hit a forehand at 160 kilometers per hour.

At a crucial moment, “Noel” once again tilted the scales in his favor and placed himself in the middle of the battle with Carlos Alcaraz for first place this year. The gap between the two is already 850 points.

The 24-time major champion has won 16 consecutive matches without a defeat and has lost just once in 32 matches played on hard courts this season. That was in the Dubai semifinals against later winner Daniil Medvedev.

Occasionally

Djokovic was going to party, and after scoring in the first round, he used clear gestures to encourage the Paris-Bercy stand that was against him from the first point to the last.

Luen responded in the second half, rewriting the score to 2-1 with a “break” and serving. What happens is that his opponent then immediately knocks him back. He even earned a match point at 5-4.

The young Scandinavian was forced into sudden death where he came out strong and equalized.

Fans were critical of Djokovic until he left the court to change clothes in the locker room.. He came back like a storm, breaking serve in the third game and on his way to victory.

Alexander Zverev finishes seventh at Mastersthe last ticket will be Rune when De Minaur loses at Bercy.