Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Russia’s Andrey Rublev on Wednesday. Two sets, 6-4 and 6-4, and stamped his passport to the semi-finals of the Masters Cup held in Turin (Italy), where Spaniard Rafael Nadal had already been eliminated.

Djokovic He only had the option of qualifying for the semi-finals right after his match.without any other outcome and he was winning. Two sets for Rublev, who surprised him by knocking out compatriot Daniil Medvedev two days ago.

The Russian belongs to the new school of tennis players whose arm is a hammer and is very difficult to remove. But Djokovic knows no rivals on hard, indoor courts, where he has surpassed a historically high level of tennis and ultimately despairs his opponent. The semi-final pass will be played next Friday against another champion, such as the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The match started off quite balanced, both came with the confidence of a win – Djokovic won it against the Greek – and they didn’t give up in the slightest at the start of a set involving both tennis players. They left their mark on their quality with the applauded scores from Pala Alpitour. The place where this tournament, which closes the season, is held.

It wasn’t until the end of the first bet. Novak found an opportunity he didn’t miss with a ‘breaking’ point that turned the set in his favor and left Rublev helpless, Throwing the racket and hitting the ground, the player looked to the bench for support from his coach, Spaniard Fernando Vicente.

He did not change the dynamics in the second set and Djokovic put his win back on track with another timeout that put him 3-0 up. Rublev, who was completely defeated in the match, left his third serve and said goodbye to the match.

Djokovic advanced to the semi-finals undefeated for the second time, despite playing his last match in the group stage against Daniil Medvedev. and is aiming for his sixth wound to match top Swiss Roger Federer.