Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz advanced to a semifinal matchupon the Shanghai Masters on Friday.
4-time champion Djokovic fought again from a set all the way down to beat Czech participant Jakub Mensik 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 within the quarterfinals.
Djokovic meets Fritz in Shanghai Open semifinals after coming from behind towards Mensik
Mensik, ranked sixty fifth, gained a first-set tiebreaker however the 24-time Grand Slam winner hit proper again by dominating the second set.
Mensik had 17 aces, however he additionally made six double-faults and 32 unforced errors. It was their first profession assembly.
Fritz earlier reached his fifth Masters semifinal with a simple 6-3, 6-4 victory over David Goffin of Belgium.
The 26-year-old American was in management all through the 82-minute encounter and transformed three of his seven break factors.
“I really feel like generally it takes a few matches to seek out my routines, to seek out what feels good and what’s working for me,” Fritz mentioned. “I really feel like as soon as I get previous the primary two rounds, I really feel very locked in. I’ve come this far already, so I’d as nicely actually dial it in and I am simply having fun with being right here.”
Djokovic has gained all 9 matches he has performed towards Fritz.
Within the different semifinal on Saturday, top-ranked Jannik Sinner will face Tomas Machac, who toppled second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz within the quarterfinals.
