At the Accor Arena,
Quickly done and very well done.
The six-time winner at Bercy walked this Friday evening against the Italian Musetti (victory 6-0, 6-3).
Here he is in the last four of the Parisian Masters 1000 for the 8th time.
He is more than ever the favorite to succeed himself.
The first set lasted 24 minutes.
A show of strength.
His 20-year-old opponent was eaten alive.
“
I had prepared the match well, I knew what my tactics were and I executed them perfectly
, he blew hot.
It was to be very aggressive, to take time away from him.
It worked well, especially in the first run
.”
And the 35-year-old champion to let go: “
It was the best match of my week
”.
Musetti certainly didn't play at his best, but I contributed to it.
Novak Djokovic
Suffocated, the Italian then won his first game and immediately managed a break to lead 2-1, helped by a slight deconcentration from the master of the place: "
The public tried to revive it and I lost my service.
It was very important to unbreak to regain the advantage and I did.
It helped me to continue playing at the same level
.
He actually quickly regained his senses to win the next four games and win on his face-off (6-3) in a second set lasting 50 minutes.
"
Musetti certainly didn't play at his best, but I contributed to it.
My level from the first game was very high, I didn't miss much, I constantly put pressure on him from the baseline, I made him run playing fastballs and it was probably too much for him today. today
”.
I haven't played much this season and I've had a lot of time to prepare, so I'm very happy with my current level.
Novak Djokovic
The insatiable who will play Saturday against Stefanos Tsitsipas (5th) or the American Tommy Paul (31st), his 74th semi-final of Masters 1000, the fourth in a row at Bercy is on a series of twelve matches won consecutively.
"
I haven't played much this season and I've had a lot of time to prepare, so I'm very happy with my current level
".
The boss is still Djokovic.