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Novak Djokovic wore down Lucas Pouille after an even first set, dispatching the Frenchman 7-6(2) 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarterfinal in Ohio on Friday.
The match was much closer than when the pair met in the Australian Open semifinals in January, when Djokovic conceded only four games before going on to win the title.
It took Djokovic nearly an hour to prevail in the first set but he closed out a one-sided tie-break with a deft backhand passing shot.
The second was one-way traffic as the world number one played with relentless efficiency against an opponent who ran out of answers.
Perhaps the only concern for Djokovic with the US Open looming in less than two weeks was a sore elbow which required brief treatment by his trainer late in the match.
"I managed to finish the match, had a little bit of tightness in my elbow but hopefully everything will be fine," Djokovic said in an on-court interview.
He will have less than 24 hours to recover for a semifinal against Daniil Medvedev, who continued his recent hot form, ousting Russian compatriot Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-3 in barely an hour.
Medvedev, a career-high eighth in the rankings, faced only one break point.
He has made two finals in the past two weeks, losing to Nick Kyrgios in Washington and Rafa Nadal in Montreal.
In other quarterfinal action, Frenchman Richard Gasquet continued his comeback from groin surgery by defeating 11th seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(2) 3-6 6-2. Gasquet, who defeated Andy Murray in the opening round, set up a semifinal clash on Saturday with Belgian 16th seed David Goffin.
Goffin advanced when his quarterfinal opponent, Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka, pulled out before their match on Friday due to illness.
Gasquet underwent groin surgery in January and returned to competition in May.
"I didn't play for six months, so it's great to be back here and reaching the semi-finals aged 33," Gasquet told ESPN in an on-court interview.
"Goffin is a tough guy, one of the fastest from the baseline, so I will be prepared to battle and to fight."
RESULTS Men (quarterfinals): Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Lucas Pouille (FRA) 7-6 (7/2), 6-1; Daniil Medvedev (RUS x9) bt Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6-2, 6-3; Richard Gasquet (FRA) bt Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x11) 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 6-2; David Goffin (BEL x16) bt Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) walkover Women (quarterfinals): Ashleigh Barty (AUS x1) bt Maria Sakkari (GRE) 5-7, 6-2, 6-0; Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) bt Karolina Pliskova (CZE x3) 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3; Madison Keys (USA x16) bt Venus Williams (USA) 6-2, 6-3; Sofia Kenin (USA) bt Naomi Osaka (JPN x2) 6-4, 1-6, 2-0 retired |
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