Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 13, 2022 Germany's Alexander Zverev reacts during his quarter final match against Chile's Cristian Garin REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
(Reuters) -Top seed Novak Djokovic beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday and move within one win of 1,000 career victories.
By reaching the semis in Rome the Serb also retained his world number one ranking and avoided surrendering top spot to Russian Daniil Medvedev for the second time this year.
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