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Patna : World No 1 & top seed Novak Djokovic, 34, Serbia, reached the semi-finals of ATP Rolex Paris Masters at Paris, France, on November 5, 2021, defeating World No 26 Taylor Fritz, 24, USA, in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in quarter-final in 73 minutes.
Djokoviv won 5 break points during the match to 3 by Fritz. The Serbian won 3 games in a row during the match to 2 by the American. Djokovic, in all, won 63 points in the match to 43 points by Fritz. The Serbia fired 8 Aces during the match to 5 by Fritz. Djokovic will face 7th seed Hubert Hurkacz, 24, Poland, in semi-final on November 6, 2021.
World No 10 Hurkacz defeated World No 55 James Duckworth, 29, Australia, in a three-set thriller 6-2, 6-7 7-5 in 2hr 12 minutes in quarter-final on November 5, 2021. Hurkacz hammered 17 Aces during the match to 7 by Duckworth. The Pole also won 4 break points during the match to 1 by Duckworth. Hurkacz also won 5 games in a row in the match to 2 by the Australian. Hurkacz, in all, won 105 points during the match to 90 by Duckworth.