Novak's classy move after Aus Open sharpener

Novak Djokovic made a fan's day, and perchance summer, aft prevailing successful his Adelaide International quarter-final connected Friday night.

The 21-time expansive slam champion overcame Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 to acceptable up what promises to beryllium an exhilarating semi-final against erstwhile satellite No.1 Daniil Medvedev connected Saturday night.

He was buoyed by a question of enactment successful his Australian Open sharpener, which included Serbian flags featuring pictures of his face.

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Novak Djokovic gave a instrumentality a heartwarming shout-out aft booking his summons to the Adelaide International semi-finals connected Friday night. (Mark Brake/Getty Images)

When the Serbian superstar was asked however it felt to person specified support, helium said helium was "proud" and "grateful".

"We emotion you!" shouted a subordinate of the crowd.

"Love you, too," replied Djokovic, who maintains helium inactive loves Australia contempt his deportation astir 12 months ago.

"Thank you truthful overmuch ... Julie is simply a peculiar fan. She travels astir the world. Everywhere. Thank you precise much, Julie. Love you."

Djokovic sealed triumph implicit Shapovalov by rushing to the nett and volleying the ball, which helium placed good retired of scope of his young rival.

The triumph took his undefeated grounds against Shapovalov to 8-0.

The 35-year-old holds an 8-4 grounds against Medvedev and has beaten the Russian successful their past three clashes.

Djokovic downs Canadian young gun

Djokovic conquered Medvedev successful the 2021 Australian Open but his hostile deed backmost successful the US Open decider aboriginal successful the year, clinching the lone expansive slam rubric of his vocation yet.

"I'm blessed, truly blessed, to inactive play astatine this level," Djokovic said connected Friday night.

"I ne'er instrumentality immoderate lucifer for granted.

"It feels similar playing astatine home, really, and they marque it precise peculiar for me. So, I'm precise thankful for the support."

The victor of the Djokovic-Medvedev lucifer volition conscionable the victor of the semi-final betwixt Sebastian Korda and Yoshihito Nishioka, scheduled for Saturday afternoon.

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