Novak Djokovic confirmed Roger Federer in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters tournament. The Serbian tennis player also made the record for winning a thousand matches in nine Master's Tournaments as the only player in tennis history.

Hara Novak defeated Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the Sunday game against Federer during the last three games of the Cincinnati tournament. "It's a very special moment," said Novak, who was five times runner-up against Federer's eight-time champion. This is the first time I win this title ".

Earlier, he lost the tournament five times in the final and lost three times against Novak, only against Federer. However, during this event the 99-year old Federer won the second top tennis player in the title.

Federer has greeted Novak with this victory. He said: "Good luck to Novak, not only this week, but also great play throughout the career, it is really a great achievement now."

He also said: "It was a really great week, there has been a lot of hard work for the players, but we enjoyed a lot."

Novak Djokovic is now preparing for the US Open on 27 August.

Source: BBC

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