Belgrade Open: Djokovic into quarter-finals, defating Tabilo
Novak Djokovic won against Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 (3), 6-1 on Tuesday evening.
Novak Djokovic, 2025 | © Zuma / PsNewz
Serb Novak Djokovic, the top seed, defeated Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 (3), 6-1 to advance to the last eight of the Belgrade Open at the Belgrade Arena on Tuesday evening.
It was Djokovic’s first appearance on the regular Tour since his loss in Shanghai semifinal against Valentin Vacherot.
Djokovic won 20 of the last 23 points to beat a player that had always defeated him, twice, on clay. He’s now at 225 quarterfinals at Tour level, one away from Nadal
Djokovic, ranked No 5, will face the winner of the match between American qualifier Eliot Spizzirri and Portuguese Nuno Borges, the No 6 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Belgrade tournament, Tabilo, ranked No 89, edged out Australian Adam Walton (7-6 (7), 6-7 (6), 7-5).
Belgrade ATP 250, other second-round results (Belgrade Arena, hard, EUR 766.715, most recent results first):
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Alexandre Muller vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Luciano Darderi
- Yannick Hanfmann vs. Vit Kopriva
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Marcos Giron
- Eliot Spizzirri vs. Nuno Borges
- Sebastian Korda beat Damir Dzumhur: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
