Novak Djokovic is not in ideal shape, it seems that he is not even physically ready for the greatest efforts at the moment, but he solved the second obstacle at the Masters in Monte Carlo.
The world's number one tennis player defeated Lorenzo Musetti in two sets, but it was far from easy - he won 7:5, 6:3, and the Italian was a real rival especially in the first set.
Muzetti reached a break in the first game of the match, then he had a break chance that could have determined the course of the first set, but Djokovic got out of trouble and fought back when he equalized at 4:4...
The 12th game was decisive, in which Djokovic definitely made a turnaround and took a 1:0 lead.
Djokovic opened the second part of the game in the right way, leading 2:0, but already in the 3rd game he allowed his rival to return to the match with a break and threaten again.
The Serbian ace paved the way to victory in the eighth game when he reached 5:3 with a break, and then served to triumph.
Djokovic's opponent in the quarterfinals will be Australian Alex de Minaur.
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