Tennis at Tokyo Olympics: Belinda Bencic into ladies’s singles closing, Novak Djokovic advances to medal rounds

Tokyo Olympics: Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic reached the gold medal match within the ladies’s singles class of tennis, whereas world No. 1 Novak Djokovic breezed previous Japan’s Kei Nishikori to enter the last-4 stage. Belinda Bencic of Switzerland (L) and Novak Djokovic (Courtesy-AP)HIGHLIGHTSSwitzerland’s Belinda Bencic has reached the ultimate of ladies’s singles tennis occasion in TokyoNovak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori to e-book a berth in semifinalsWorld No. 2 Daniil Medvedev was ousted by Spain’s Pablo BustaWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated residence favourite Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-2, 6-0 to enter into the medal rounds of the Olympic tennis match on Thursday.

With the win, the top-seeded Serbian took a step nearer to the a lot talked about Golden Slam. A gold in Tokyo and triumph on the US Open later this yr will make Djokovic, who has already gained Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon this yr, the primary males’s tennis participant to attain the feat.Steffi Graf in 1988 is the one tennis participant to attain the Golden Slam by profitable all 4 Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the identical calendar yr.Novak Djokovic’s semifinal opponent shall be both Alexander Zverev of Germany or Jeremy Chardy of France.Belinda Bencic enters ladies’s singles closing Further, Belinda Bencic of Switzerland beat Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3 on Thursday to achieve the gold-medal match on the Tokyo Games.“To have the medal for me is the greatest thing,” the world No. 12 stated. “Now I go to the doubles and I hope to do it again so it’s not over yet, but I can really, really enjoy this moment.”If the 24-year-old additionally wins in doubles match, she would turn out to be the fifth participant to achieve two finals on the identical Olympics since tennis returned to the Games in 1988, becoming a member of Serena and Venus Williams, Andy Murray and Nicolas Massu.“In the next match I can be more relaxed because I already have a medal,” Bencic stated.Daniil Medvedev ousted by Pablo Busta Russing world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev was defeated in straight units by Spain Pablo Busta within the males’s singles quarter-final. After shedding the primary set 2-6, the 2nd seed choked within the 2nd set tie-breaker.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.