Top-ranked By defeating Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 6-3, Novak Djokovic breezed into the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships.
AP – DUBAI, United Arab Emirates After a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Tallon Griekspoor on Wednesday at the Dubai Championships, top-ranked Novak Djokovic breezed into the quarterfinals.
A day after being defeated, Djokovic neatly extended his winning streak to 19 games.
pushed by 130th-ranked Tomas Machac into a third-set tiebreaker.
To remain unbeaten this season, the 35-year-old Serb defeated Griekspoor, who was rated 39th, four times. Djokovic’s second match following his victory in his
10-time Australian Open champion.
After overcoming a hamstring issue in Australia to win his record-tying 22nd Grand Slam singles championship, the five-time Dubai champion took a few weeks off.
To advance to the semifinals, Djokovic must first defeat Hubert Hurkacz or qualifier Pavel Kotov.
Also Wednesday, defending champion Andrey Rublev produced a 1-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3) comeback win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
