Two-time champion moved through to his 75th Masters 1000 semi-final on Friday night following a 6-0, 6-4 victory over American Taylor Fritz in their last eight clash in Cincinnati.

Djokovic rallied from a set down to beat Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4 and reach his 45th major semi-final. The two-time former champion will next play top seed Carlos Alcaraz (ESP).

Novak outplayed Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 55 minutes to advance into the last four at the Adelaide International 1. Next up for Nole is Russian Daniil Medvedev (Saturday at 11:00 CET)

For the second straight day at the ATP 250 event, Novak battled back from a set and a break down, this time against seventh seed Miomir Kecmanovic to advance to the semi-finals in his hometown Belgrade, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

The top seed at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships failed to reach semi-finals of the ATP 500 event on Thursday. Novak suffered a 4-6, 6-7 (4) loss to world no.123 Jiri Vesely (CZE, Q). As a result, the Serbian star will fall to no.2 in the ATP Rankings on Monday for the first time since February 2020. Djokovic has spent a record 361 weeks at the summit of men's professional tennis.

The world no.1 beat Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-2, 6-0 in just 70 minutes, as he continued his quest for a first Olympic tennis gold medal. Novak will next play Alexander Zverev (GER, 4) on Friday.

Novak continued his quest for a third consecutive Wimbledon title with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over unseeded Marton Fucsovics on Centre Court. He will face Denis Shapovalov (CAN, 10) in Friday's semi-final.

The Serbian star, a defending champion at the Foro Italico, came back from a set and a break deficit to seal a 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 win over the fifth-seeded Greek. Looking to reach the Italian Open final for the 11th time, Novak will take on Lorenzo Sonego (ITA, ATP #33) later today.

Italian lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego beat top seed and 2007 Vienna champion 6-2, 6-1 in the Erste Bank Open quarter-finals.

Nole continued his bid for a record 36th ATP Masters 1000 title. The world no.1 advanced to his 11th semi-final at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, following a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win against German qualifier Dominik Koepfer. He next faces Casper Ruud (NOR, ATP #34).