{"id":189810,"date":"2025-10-09T15:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=189810"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:51:45","slug":"djokovic-crushes-belgian-nole-secures-shanghai-masters-semifinal-with-fantastic-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/djokovic-crushes-belgian-nole-secures-shanghai-masters-semifinal-with-fantastic-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"DJOKOVIC CRUSHES BELGIAN: Nole Secures Shanghai Masters Semifinal with Fantastic Performance!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Novak \u0110okovi\u0107<\/strong>, the greatest tennis player of all time, defeated the Belgian <strong>Zizou Bergs<\/strong> in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters with a 2-0 score (6:2, 7:5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Novak will play in the semi-finals against <strong>Valentin Vacherot<\/strong>, the 204th ranked player in the world, who upset Holger Rune in the quarterfinals (2:6, 7:6, 6:4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks \u0110okovi\u0107&#8217;s <strong>tenth semifinal<\/strong> appearance in Shanghai, as well as the <strong>80th Masters semifinal<\/strong> the Serbian player will contest in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0110okovi\u0107 played an exceptionally good match, where his main asset against Bergs was his <strong>serve<\/strong>. This was particularly evident in the first set, which saw the absolute dominance of the Serbian player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;I have to stop idolizing you,&#8221;<\/strong> Bergs told \u0110okovi\u0107 at the net after the match, and this is telling of the level of influence Novak holds among younger players.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first set, Novak secured the first break precisely in the sixth game. From a score of 2:2, Novak strung together four consecutive games to take a 1-0 set lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOVAK DJOKOVIC PULLS OFF THE IMPOSSIBLE<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjokerNole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DjokerNole<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RolexShanghaiMasters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RolexShanghaiMasters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MJXtXvtZoO\">pic.twitter.com\/MJXtXvtZoO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1976264886133903688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The second set witnessed real drama, especially from the 4:4 scoreline. Up until then, Novak and Bergs had been quite secure on their serve, but then followed a series of breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Novak took the lead at 5:4 and served for the match, but Bergs suddenly appeared out of nowhere to level the score at 5:5. However, what followed was perhaps the best point Novak has played this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He returned the Belgian&#8217;s smash four times and ultimately managed to win the point. This gave him the 6:5 lead and finally the 7:5 set victory on his own serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spectacular \u0110okovi\u0107 will have the opportunity to win his <strong>101st career title<\/strong> by the end of the week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;First of all, Bergs is an exceptional guy, there were some problems in this match. I should have finished the match at 5:4, but I was too passive, the conditions are tough these days, we will try to overcome that. This is the mentally toughest match so far,&#8221;<\/strong> \u0110okovi\u0107 said at the end, before speaking about Vacherot, his next rival:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;This is a big thing for tennis in Monaco. I am happy for him, I know his coach very well, I have spent a certain amount of time in Monaco over the last 15 years. 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Novak will play in the semi-finals against Valentin Vacherot, the 204th ranked player in the world, who upset Holger Rune in the quarterfinals (2:6, 7:6, 6:4). 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