Nole is simply two wins from his one hundredth profession title.
Fourth seed Novak Djokovic rallied from a set all the way down to defeat Jakub Mensik 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 in Shanghai on Friday.
The four-time champion sealed the win in two hours and 19 minutes to achieve his 78th ATP Masters 1000 semi-final.
Novak superior to the final 4 on the Rolex Shanghai Masters for a ninth time.
With the triumph, the Serbian star improved to 36-8 on the season.
“We went toe-to-toe till the final second,” mentioned Djokovic. “I used to be lucky to seek out nice serves within the final sport, a few aces, that helps. I didn’t serve that properly on the finish of the primary set once I was serving for it. He managed to show issues round by enjoying tie-break. I stayed collected and began off very properly within the second set, I felt that we each had a bodily disaster at first of the set. We pushed one another lots, loads of lengthy rallies. It was a tricky battle, nearly two and a half hours.”
Match statistics: aces (7-17), double faults (1-6), winners (17-21), unforced errors (13-32), whole factors gained (103-88).
Novak will subsequent face seventh seed Taylor Fritz, who claimed a dominant 6-3, 6-4 victory in opposition to David Goffin.
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