On October 11, Beijing time, the 1/4 finals of the ATP1000 Shanghai Masters were held. Fourth seed Novak Djokovic will face 19-year-old Czech rising star Nielm Mensik. In this match, the two sides played three sets, and Djokovic defeated his opponent 6(4)-7/6-1/6-4 to successfully break into the semi-finals. This is the 78th time in his career that he has reached the semi-finals at ATP1000 level.
World Ranking:
Novak Djokovic is ranked No. 4 in the world and Mensik is ranked No. 65 in the world.
Engagement Log:
The two have never played each other before, and this is the first time the two have met.
Contest Recap:
In the first set, Deyo broke first in the 9th game, and in the 10th game, Deyo broke the service game. After that, both sides kept one game each, and the game was dragged into a tie-break. Menshik was even better in the tie-break, winning the first set 7-4.
In the second set, Djokovic broke first in the second game, and in the sixth game, Djokovic broke his opponent's serve again, and with the advantage of two breaks, Djokovic dragged the match into the deciding set 6-1.
In the deciding set, Djokovic broke serve in the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead. In the 10th game, Deyo successfully held serve in the service game and won the deciding set 6-4.
Next round opponents:
Djokovic, who made it to the semi-finals, will face seventh seed Fritz in the semi-finals, and the two have met nine times before, with Djokovic winning each other.