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Djokovic reaches Shanghai Masters semis

Shanghai, Oct 10 (UNI) Novak Djokovic defeated Zizou Bergs of Belgium 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the men's singles semifinals of the 2025 Shanghai Masters here.
This marks Djokovic's 10th career appearance in the Shanghai Masters men's singles semifinals and his 80th semifinal appearance at an ATP Masters 1000 event. The Serbian has previously won four Shanghai Masters titles.
"Thanks for everyone's love and support. I don't want to go into the details right now. I'm still in the tournament, so I prefer to focus on recovery and doing what I need to do. All the quarterfinalists are doing the same, and I'm still in the tournament semifinals, so I hope I can keep it going," Djokovic said after the match on Thursday.
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