Tennis-Djokovic beats Hurkacz at ATP Finals, reaches semis with Sinner win

Tennis - ATP Finals - Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy - November 16, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his group stage match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

TURIN (Reuters) -World number one Novak Djokovic beat ATP Finals alternate Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 in their Green Group clash on Thursday and advanced to the semi-finals after Jannik Sinner edged Holger Rune 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the evening match.

Djokovic's dropped set against Hurkacz, who replaced the injured Stefanos Tsitsipas in Turin, confirmed Jannik Sinner's spot in the semi-finals - making him the first Italian in the tournament's 54-year history to reach that stage.