Andrei Rublev

Ben Rothenberg praised Djokovic: "Ben's on drugs. Or someone hacked his profile?"

Andrei Rublev also fell in the semi-finals and thus Novak showed once again that neither fatigue, nor a virus, nor enormous efforts in his later years - could do anything to him. Before the final with Grigor Dimitrov (Sunday, 15.00), a series of praises for Djokovic arrived from an unexpected address.

Djokovic on the threshold of writing new historical pages - three more weeks to go

World no.1 kept that epithet despite not playing in the tournaments in Vienna and Basel in the previous weeks.
Djokovic remained at 11,045 points, 2,420 more than second-placed Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (8,625), who also did not play in the aforementioned tournaments due to injury.

Djokovic is no longer No.1

Before the start of the ATP tournament in Rome, where he is defending his title, Djokovic had only five points more than Alcaraz.
It was enough for the Spanish tennis player to appear in Rome and thus overtake Djokovic, and Alcaraz did that with his triumph in the first round.

Tornado Djokovic blew away Rublev!

The nine-time champion charged past the sixth-ranked tennis player in the world, Russian Andrei Rublev, in the quarter-finals - 6:1, 6:2, 6:4.
"Very close to the performance of two nights ago," Djokovic said in on court interview. "Cannot be happier with my tennis. Been playing very solid from the back of the court."

Andy Roddick: "I don't see who could take Novak out"

The nine-time champion won with 6:2, 6:1, 6:2 after only two hours of play and now a clash with Russian Andrei Rublev awaits him.
Novak's performance in the fourth round was praised by many, after all, he clearly stands out as the favorite to win another trophy.
Former world number one Andy Roddick was also delighted with Djokovic's display against the Australian.

Djokovic dominates through to the Quarterfinals

Novak overpowered Australian Alex de Minaur 6:2, 6:1, 6:2.
The Serb needed only two hours to celebrate at "Rod Laver Arena".
Novak was simply unstoppable in this match, so at no time was there a problem with the left hamstring.
Now he faces his biggest challenge in Melbourne, fifth seed Andrei Rublev who will be recovering from his round of 16 match for a long time.

Injury is (not) a problem - Djokovic on a rollercoaster of pain

Djokovic convincingly outlasted Grigor Dimitrov 3-0 (7:6, 6:3, 6:4) in sets and showed that he is stronger than both the injury and the opponent, and this is his 24th consecutive victory in this tournament.
"I think the turning point, so to speak for both players, was right from the blocks, the very first game," Djokovic said in on court post-match interview.

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