The throne is held by the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz since his victory in September at the US Open.
Djokovic, 5th player in the world, cleared up doubts against Shapovalov with two breaks that helped him win the first set. Another ‘break’ put the second set on track, closing the game with authority.
“I think the score does not do justice to what happened on the court, it was a very close match, two hours to play two sets. In the first one we pushed ourselves to the physical limits, I am very happy with the way I fought tonight”, Djokovic summed up.
Medvedev7th in the ATP ranking, defeated his compatriot Karen Khachanova for a double 6-3.
“It is never easy to play against a compatriot. I am happy to reach the semifinals, managing to raise the level of my game, especially at the end of each set”, said Medvedev.
The semifinal at the bottom of the table will face the American Sebastian Korda (33rd ATP), which surprised Jannick Sinner (7-5 and 6-1) and the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (36th), who beat Australian Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8) and 6-2.
The entrance Djokovic and Medvedev meet in Adelaide semifinals was first published on newspaper TODAY.
