Russian 27-year-old tennis player Aslan Karatsev beat Serb Novak Djokovic in the semifinal match of the tennis tournament of the Association of Professionals (ATP), held in Serbia, in Belgrade on Saturday, April 24.
It is clarified that the Russian tennis player defeated the Serbian athlete with a score of 7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 4. The match lasted 3 hours and 27 minutes, according to Sport Express.
According to the ATP rating, Djokovic occupies the position of the first racket in the world, and the Russian Karatsev is 28th. In the final of the tournament, Karatsev will meet with the winner of the Tarot pair Daniel and Matteo Berrettini.
Aslan Karatsev’s victory over Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was commented on by the President of the Tennis Federation of the Russian Federation Shamil Tarpishchev.
According to him, with his outstanding victory, Karatsev made a real holiday. The Serbian opponent held out for a very long time due to his experience, but nevertheless, it was Karatsev who played the game, and the tennis player’s attacking actions helped him win. Shamil Tarpishchev also added that for Karatsev this is also a victory from a moral and psychological point of view.
In March of this year, 27-year-old Russian tennis player Aslan Karatsev won the title at the tennis tournament of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships In Dubai.
As a result of the final, Karatsev defeated African American Lloyd Harris in two sets with a score of 6: 3 and 6: 2. It is noted that for a tennis player this was the first title of the Association of Professionals in his career.