Srpska Open Highlights: Djokovic BEATS Assche – Novak Djokovic has clinched a come-from-behind victory against Luca van Assche in the Srpska Open on Wednesday, 19th April 2023. The World No.1 sealed a 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory to make it to the quarterfinals of the tournament. After fighting back in the second set to level the match, Djokovic found himself down an early break in the third before going on to win the two-hour, 38-minute contest. Follow Srpska Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Srpska Open Highlights: Novak Djokovic defeats Luca van Assche in three sets in second round at Srpska Open 2023 – Watch Highlights
“It wasn’t easy,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview. “This would probably rank as the slowest court, slowest conditions I’ve ever played in, to be honest. I couldn’t penetrate through the court. I couldn’t put any ball past him.”
“He was on every single ball for a set-and-a-half until I started to get some rhythm going,” Djokovic said. “I’m happy with the way I finished the match. Of course I can always play better, but a win is a win.”
Aiming for his third title of the season (Adelaide, Australian Open), Djokovic will next meet countryman Dusan Lajovic or Frenchman Gregoire Barrere in the last eight.
A 93-time tour-level titlist, Djokovic will reach 1,050 tour-level match wins this week if he advances to the final. Only four other men in the Open Era have made that milestone: Jimmy Connors (1,274), Roger Federer (1,251), Rafael Nadal (1,068) and Ivan Lendl (1,068).
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