Djokovic dominates Cobolli, advances to fourth round in Shanghai
Novak Djokovic passed the latest test in his quest for a 100th tour-level title with flying colours on Tuesday as he overpowered Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round of the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
In a contest that thoroughly contrasted his opener against #NextGenATP Michelsen, Djokovic claimed a dominant win over Cobolli in their maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting.
The record four-time champion, who is making his first appearance in Shanghai since 2019, struck 11 winners in a 29-minute first set, according to Infosys ATP Stats. Cobolli weathered the oncoming storm at the beginning of the second set, but Djokovic kept his foot on the gas to dismantle the Italian’s serve in the fifth game.
[ATP APP]From there, Djokovic cruised to victory to boost his hopes of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. The Serb is currently eighth in the PIF ATP Live Race, 220 points behind Andrey Rublev in seventh.
Djokovic will next face Roman Safiullin, who battled back from a set and a break deficit to upset thirteenth seed Frances Tiafoe in an absorbing third-round clash. Safiullin struck 51 winners en route to a 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) victory, prevailing in three hours and four minutes.
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