Novak Djokovic’s hunt for his first closing of the season continues after the world No 1 was defeated 4-6 6-0 1-6 by Tomas Machac within the semi-finals of the Geneva Open.
The Forty fourth-ranked Machac beat Djokovic within the final clay-court occasion to arrange for Roland Garros, which will get below means on Sunday.
Djokovic’s document in 2024 has dropped to 14-6 total and 0-3 in semi-finals, together with earlier this yr on the Australian Open towards Jannik Sinner.
Machac took his first match-point likelihood which got here on Djokovic’s serve and clinched victory when the top-ranked Serb pushed a backhand lengthy.
Djokovic warmly greeted Machac on the internet, and smiled as he walked off court docket applauding the followers.
Machac will face both two-time Geneva champion Casper Ruud or Flavio Cobolli in Saturday’s closing, reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis.
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