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.
<img title="Novak Djokovic" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jul/31-Novak-Djokovic.jpg" alt="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&rsquo;t know how I got out of that tiebreak," Djokovic said. &ldquo;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&rsquo;s Washington title.

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