Djokvic secured a spot in the last four with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Alex De Minaur on Friday
Nine years after he won the last of his two titles at the clay-court tournament, the top-ranked Serb secured a spot in the last four with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Alex De Minaur on Friday.
De Minaur could not hold his nerve when it mattered the most. He hit five unforced errors when Djokovic broke to seal the opening set and could not withstand the pressure applied by the 24-time Grand Slam champion in the 10th game of the second set. “He said at the net it was ugly. The second set I think it was. We didn’t play at the high level and made a lot of unforced errors, him and I, and a lot of breaks of serve,” Djokovic said. “It is kind of expected on clay but maybe not this many. But a win is a win and I am happy to be through.”
Rune saved two match points in the second-set tiebreaker before Sinner came out on top with a 6-4, 6-7 , 6-3 win. The match was a repeat of last year’s semi-final, when Rune beat Sinner at the clay-court tournament.Rune saved two consecutive match points in the tiebreaker, including one with a big forehand winner. But he cracked in the eighth game of the decider after Sinner earned two break points with a superb backhand return, double-faulting on the next point.
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