Djokovic advances to Serbia Open final with win over Khachanov
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic booked a place in the Serbia Open final after overcoming another slow start and Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday.
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Novak Djokovic fights back to beat Karen Khachanov and reach Serbia Open final in Belgrade
Novak Djokovic fought back to beat Karen Khachanov 4-6 6-1 6-2 and reach the Serbia Open final for the third time. Djokovic, a two-time winner of the competition, was not at his best and was outclassed during a tired first set. Ad/> Khachanov took advantage of an uncharacteristic litany of errors from the reigning French Open champion, and looked better from the baseline on his way to a one-set lead.
Djokovic enters Belgrade final after fighting past Khachanov
Djokovic reached his first final of the year at the Serbia Open on Saturday after recovering from a set down to beat Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-1 6-2. The world number one will face Andrey Rublev or Fabio Fognini as he bids for a third Belgrade crown, and the 87th title of his career.
Djokovic: "He hecho lo suficiente, podría parar hoy mismo"
Djokovic, en Belgrado, busca reencontrarse consigo mismo. Lo necesita. En casa, como en ningún sitio., donde hoy (no antes de las 14:00) se enfrenta al ruso Karen Khachanov, 26º del mundo. Su primera oportunidad, esta temporada, para entrar en la lucha por un título, aunque suene raro. En Dubái, no pudo pasar de cuartos y en Montecarlo, a manos del finalista Alejandro Davidovich, cayó en su partido de debut. Su objetivo, como ya ha avisado, es llegar en el mejor estado de forma posible a Roland Garros. «Es el mayor objetivo en esta superficie (tierra batida) y, en parte, tengo mis pensamientos en París, para llegar bien preparado»,. Antes, parada en Madrid y Roma.
Djokovic celebrates second successive comeback win in Belgrade
The world number one saw off in-form Miomir Kecmanovic, ranked at 38 in the world, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Canadian women's basketball coach Victor Lapeña joining national program full-time
Canada's women's basketball coach Victor Lapeña is joining the national program full-time.
Novak Djokovic confesses he 'loves' losing big matches after recent back-to-back defeats
Novak Djokovic has admitted he enjoys the feeling of losing big matches after narrowly avoiding defeat in his two Serbia Open matches en-route to the semi-final. The world No 1 is playing just his third tournament of the year and is hoping to gain momentum ahead of his French Open title defence after recently suffering back-to-back losses for the first time since July.
