Djokovic crushes Wawrinka to reach Paris last four
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| Djokovic reaches the Paris Masters semifinals [Xinhua photo] |
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic hammered Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1, 6-4 to reach the Paris Masters semifinals yesterday.
The Serb overpowered the seventh seed to record his 13th consecutive victory over Wawrinka and seal a semifinal clash at the indoor event against either Swiss Roger Federer or Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro.
Djokovic, the 2009 Paris Masters champion, had to battle five sets to prevail in his last two matches against Wawrinka but started fast to take a 3-0 lead.
He never loosened his grip, breaking his opponent’s serve a second time in the sixth game to quickly wrap up the first set.
Djokovic wasted a couple chances in the second set but made the decisive break in the seventh game to cruise through.
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain was facing local favorite Richard Gasquet in the evening session’s first match before title holder David Ferrer, also of Spain, takes on sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych.
The eight quarterfinalists in Paris mirror the eight-man field at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London next week.
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