Novak Djokovic held off an upset bid to move into the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Thursday.

The Serbian legend secured his spot with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Zizou Bergs. Djokovic is now into a record 80th ATP Masters 1000 semi-final.

He recently surpassed one of Roger Federer’s records and has the chance to add another milestone when he faces Monegasque qualifier Valentin Vacherot next.

Age has not seemed to slow him down at all, and he is now considered the clear favourite to win a fifth title in Shanghai.

Djokovic has rarely stumbled at this event, having only once failed to reach at least the last four.

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Novak Djokovic in 2019 Shanghai Masters quarter-finals

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Novak Djokovic has taken part in the Shanghai Masters 11 tim

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