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Patna : Top seed and four time champion Novak Djokovic, 33, Serbia, beat qualifier Dominik Koepfer, 26, Germany, in a tough three-set contest 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 at Foro Italico, Rome, Italy, to reach the men’s singles semi-finals at Italian Open on September 19, 2020, night. Djokovic, the winner of 17 Grand Slam singles titles, won 6 break points in the match to 4 ny Koepfer. The SErbian won 4 games in a row in the match to 3 by the German. Djokovic won 96 points to 81 by Koepfer.
Unseeded Casper Ruud, 21,Norway, stunned 4th seed Matteo Berrettini, 24, Italy, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in QFs coming back from one set down to advance to the SFs. Both the players won 2 break points each in the match. Ruud, in all, won 107 points in the match to 102 by the Italian. Berrettini though fired 9 Aces in the match to 4 by Ruud. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match.
Djokovic and Ruud will clash in the semi-finals on September 20, 2020.