World number one Novak Djokovic on Friday evening held off Holger Rune to reach the semi-finals of the Paris Masters.
Rune beat the Serb in last year’s final to claim his first ATP Masters title and despite missing a match point in the second set this time, Djokovic clinched a 7-5 6-7 6-4 win to leave Rune’s place at the ATP Finals in doubt.
Djokovic will play Andrey Rublev for a place in his ninth Paris Masters final after the Russian beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur 4-6 6-3 6-1.
Victory for Rune would have secured his spot for this month’s ATP Finals in Turin, which features the world’s top eight players, but the Dane – ranked seventh in the world – is still well placed to make his debut at the end-of-season event.
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