Novak Djokovic

Djokovic was stretched to three sets by Slovakian qualifier Andrej Martin in the semi-finals before the Serbian won 6-1, 4-6, 6-0. The win helped Djokovic secure his maiden entry into an ATP Tour final on home soil since 2011. In the other semi-final match, Molcan defeated eighth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Djokovic will face the winner of eighth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis and qualifier Alex Molcan as he seeks his 83rd Tour-level title, and his third in Belgrade. "I'm super excited to play in front of a Serbian crowd. This is my hometown. I'm always excited, but also nervous, coming out on the court and playing in front of my home crowd," Djokovic told atptour.com

Djokovic will now face Slovakian Andrej Martin, who beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic in three sets. Djokovic beat Coria in just 56 minutes to record his 952nd career win as a professional. This put him fifth on the all-time list for match wins in the Open Era, ahead of Argentine great Guillermo Vilas.

Djokovic beat Coria 6-1, 6-0 in just 56 minutes to record his 952nd career win as a professional. This put him fifth on the all-time list for match wins in the Open Era, ahead of Argentine great Guillermo Vilas (951). Djokovic will now face either compatriot Dusan Lajovic or qualifier Andrej Martin.

This the Serbian's 17th win of the season in which he has lost just thrice thus far and will take on Federico Coria of Argentina in the quarter-finals. Coria defeated wildcard Marko Topo of Serbia 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. "It was a very good start," Djokovic said in his on-court interview. "I started 6-2 against a player I've never faced before. He was going for some shots today that were amazing."

The pair have shown once again this week why they have dominated the sport for so long with their physical and mental fortitude. Nadal saved two match points against Denis Shapovalov in the third round while Djokovic somehow came through a two-day thriller against Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals and then another three-setter against Sonego, DPA reports.

The top seed Serbian returned to court on Saturday morning with Tsitsipas serving at 6-4, 2-1, and he broke serve in two of his opening five return games to force a decider. Djokovic then twice recovered from a break down in the decider to reach the final-four in Rome for the eighth straight year.

"How much do you wanna play? I asked you three times, you are not checking anything," the 33-year-old shouted at umpire Nacho Forcadell on Tuesday. Forcadell finally relented and the players were sent off the court at 5-5 in the second set. When they returned three hours later, Djokovic won the set 7-6(5).

World number one Djokovic, playing in his first tournament since winning a ninth Australian Open in February, suffered his first defeat of 2021 on Thursday, DPA reported. Evans, who had never before reached the last eight of a Masters 1000 tournament, won 6-4 7-5 with a performance that belied his relative lack of success on clay.

World No. 1 Djokovic, making a first appearance since his Australian Open success two months ago, needed just over an hour-and-a-half to end the hopes of 19-year-old Sinner, runners-up at the Miami Open, with a 6-4, 6-2 victory, reports DPA. "It feels great (to be back and) also playing in Monaco, where I reside," Djokovic said in his post-match interview.