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Lucky Novak Djokovic seals semis spot

Updated on: 31 July,2016 10:40 AM IST  | 
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Novak Djokovic said he needed some luck to escape with a 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 victory over Tomas Berdych for a place in the semi-finals of the ATP Toronto Masters on Friday

Lucky Novak Djokovic seals semis spot

Novak Djokovic

Toronto (Canada): Novak Djokovic said he needed some luck to escape with a 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 victory over Tomas Berdych for a place in the semi-finals of the ATP Toronto Masters on Friday.


Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic


The top seed with three Canadian titles was tested in a 71-minute opening set but survived before motoring to victory over a top 10 rival he has now beaten in 25 of 27 meetings.


Djokovic needed two hours to reach the final four, winning his 12th straight match against Berdych.

"I don’t know how I got out of that tiebreak," Djokovic said. “I guess I was just able to focus on the next point.

"Tomas had a double-fault (on set point) and some errors. I was very fortunate to win that first set. I really had some relief going into the second."

Djokovic will line up against Frenchman Gael Monfils, winner of last week’s Washington title.

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