GENEVA — Novak Djokovic lastly gained a match on clay this season, beating Marton Fucsovics 6-2, 6-3 within the second spherical of the wet Geneva Open on Wednesday.
Djokovic misplaced his two earlier matches on clay within the European spring season, and his subsequent opponent on the final warmup occasion for the French Open is a type of gamers who already beat him.
Within the quarterfinals scheduled Thursday, the second-seeded Djokovic will play Matteo Arnaldi who earlier superior previous Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 7-6 (3). Arnaldi beat Djokovic in two units on the Madrid Masters.
“My first win this season on clay clearly, it’s nice to interrupt the ice in a manner. It’s a really demanding floor,” Djokovic stated in an on-court interview.
He confronted no break-point possibilities, landed 73 per cent of his first serves and clinched with a backhand winner on his second match-point probability,
“It helps when you have serve and right this moment I believe that was my strongest shot,” Djokovic stated.
The 24-time Grand Slam singles champion is searching for his a centesimal profession title on the ATP Tour.
