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Djokovic maintains winning streak to set up semi-final against Medvedev
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NOVAK Djokovic clinched a 20th win in a row on Thursday and maintained his perfect year to date with victory against Hubert Hurkacz at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
The world number one cruised in the opening set, before Hurkacz put up more of a fight in the second.
Djokovic eventually prevailed to seal a 6-3 7-5 win, successfully seeing off his opponent in spite of Hurkacz valiantly throwing everything at him.
The 35-year-old Serbian has now won 15 consecutive matches in 2023, his latest impressive display including just seven unforced errors.
This was less than half Hurkacz’s 15 as Djokovic’s clinical edge proved decisive.
Fifteen successive victories is the fourth-best start to a season in Djokovic’s career, though he remains some way off the 41-0 record he began 2011 with.
A semi-final clash against Daniil Medvedev awaits following the Russian’s comfortable 6-3 6-2 victory against Borna Coric, which clocked in at one hour and 21 minutes.
Medvedev is also in the midst of an impressive winning streak, rattling off 12 consecutive successes since being eliminated by Sebastian Korda at the Australian Open in January.
Andrey Rublev booked his spot in the final four with a 6-3 7-6 (7-3) victory over Botic van de Zandschulp to maintain his title defence.
He will face seventh seed Alexander Zverev in the semi-final, the German having seen off Lorenzo Sonego 7-5 6-4.(dpa/NAN)
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