Djokovic Claims 700th Win In Dubai

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic notched his 700th tour-level win in style on Wednesday night as he defeated Malek Jaziri 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

The Serb cruised to victory in 65 minutes, before he was presented on court with a commemorative cake to celebrate his achievement. He is only the 12th player in the Open Era (since 1968) to hit the 700 singles victories mark.

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The 28-year-old Djokovic is a four-time champion at this ATP World Tour 500 hard-court tournament and is looking to reclaim the title he won in 2009 (d. Ferrer), 2010 (d. Youzhny), 2011 (d. Federer) and 2013 (d. Berdych).

The Belgrade native goes on to face Feliciano Lopez, who was a 6-3, 7-6(7) winner over Lukas Rosol. Djokovic is unbeaten in his seven previous meetings with the left-handed Spaniard, who himself is a two-time finalist in Dubai. Lopez finished runner-up in 2004 (l. to Federer) and 2008 (l. to Roddick).