Adelaide, January 05 (QNA) – Top-seeded Novak Djokovic qualified for the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International tennis tournament where he will face Denis Shapovalov.
Djokovic defeated Quentin Halys 7-6 (3) 7-6 (5) on Thursday, and Canadian Shapovalov beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-3 to advance.
“It was a great performance from my opponent today,” Djokovic said. “I want to congratulate him for great quality tennis and a great fight today. Tough luck, but he played like a top-10 player.”
Djokovic said he was still trying to get a feel for his game.
“Two tiebreaks were probably the most realistic score of today’s match and I am just glad to overcome the tough challenge,” Djokovic added.
(QNA)