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In the quarterfinals scheduled Thursday, the
second-seeded Djokovic will play Matteo Arnaldi who earlier
advanced past Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 7-6 (3). Arnaldi beat
Djokovic in two sets at the Madrid Masters.
“My first win this season on clay obviously, it’s great to break
the ice in a way. It’s a very demanding surface,” Djokovic said
in an on-court interview.
He faced no break-point chances, landed 73% of his first serves
and clinched with a backhand winner on his second match-point
chance,
“It helps if you have a good serve and today I think that was my
strongest shot,” Djokovic said.
The 24-time Grand Slam singles champion is seeking his 100th
career title on the ATP Tour.
Geneva is a popular stop with players seeking more match
practice before Roland Garros and No. 4-ranked Taylor Fritz had
lost his opening match at the Rome Masters this month.
Fritz, top-seeded this week, advanced to the quarterfinals with
a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over Quentin Halys of France.
He next plays sixth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz, who also won in two
sets against a Frenchman, beating Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 6-1.
Fourth-seeded Karen Khachanov advanced because Kei Nishikori
retired in the second set of their match held over from Tuesday
because of the weather. Khachanov next meets Austrian qualifier
Sebastian Ofner, who beat Nuno Borges 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4).
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