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Novak Djokovic has reached the quarter-finals of the Olympic tennis tournament. The Serbian tennis star defeated Dominik Koepfer from Germany 7:5, 6:3 in the round of 16 on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday.
On his way to the longed-for first Olympic gold medal, the 24-time Grand Slam winner will meet Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece, who defeated Sebastian Baez from Argentina 7:5, 6:1, in the last eight.
More trouble than against Nadal
Djokovic, who only had surgery on his right knee at the beginning of June, had more problems than in the previous round against clay court king Rafael Nadal. The 37-year-old dominated the record-breaking Spanish French Open champion for long stretches.
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This time, the Serb only narrowly escaped a tie-break in the first set, partly because Koepfer made a few too many mistakes in the decisive phase. In the second set, an early break brought the preliminary decision in favor of the "Djoker".
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