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GENEVA: World No.1 Novak Djokovic was upset Friday on the Geneva Open, shedding 6-4, 0-6, 6-1 to Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic within the semifinals.
Machac, who was competing in his maiden ATP tour-level semifinal, confirmed his energy within the first set when he got here again from 4-1 right down to take it 6-4 for an early lead.
The Serbian put up the most effective reply within the second set with a 6-0 win and continued that momentum to go 1-0 up within the third set.
Nonetheless, it is the Czech who had the final snicker as he gained the subsequent six video games to finish the roller-coaster match and advance into the ultimate.
Djokovic, 37, struggled bodily at instances in opposition to his 23-year-old opponent and acquired a medical timeout on the finish of the primary set.
“I’m trying ahead to enjoying in a closing for the primary time,” Machac mentioned.
The opposite semifinal match between second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway and Flavio Cobolli of Italy was suspended because of the rain.
Within the double’s, Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic will face Lloyd Glasspool and Jean-Julien Rojer within the closing after successful their respective semis
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