World primary Novak Djokovic beat Tallon Griekspoor to advance to the semi-finals of the Geneva Open on Thursday.
Djokovic accepted a wildcard to the ATP 250 event within the hope of constructing momentum for the French Open, which begins on Sunday.
The 37-year-old claimed a 7-5 6-1 victory in opposition to his Dutch opponent and can face Czech Tomas Machac within the final 4.
Djokovic saved 4 units factors at 0-40 down within the tenth sport earlier than happening to interrupt the world quantity 27 after which serve out the set.
He discovered his groove within the second set, which lasted simply 25 minutes, breaking serve 3 times to develop into the oldest semi-finalist in Geneva event historical past.
“I believed that the primary set may have gone his means simply as a result of I feel he was the higher participant for many of the first set,” Djokovic stated.
“I used to be fortunate to seek out some actually good serves and from that second onwards actually performed some good strong tennis. The second set was actually good.”
The 24-time Grand Slam champion will head to Roland Garros after this event within the hope of defending his French Open crown.
The Serbian will begin his marketing campaign on the 12 months’s second Grand Slam in opposition to French wildcard Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Djokovic is but to win a trophy in 2024.