Relentless Djokovic beats Pouille to reach semi-finals

REUTERS: Novak Djokovic wore down Lucas Pouille after an even first set, dispatching the Frenchman 7-6 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarter-final in Ohio on Friday.

The second was one-way traffic as the world number one played with relentless efficiency against an opponent who ran out of answers. "I managed to finish the match, had a little bit of tightness in my elbow but hopefully everything will be fine for tomorrow," Djokovic said in an on-court interview.He will have less than 24 hours to recover for a semi-final against Daniil Medvedev, who continued his recent hot form, ousting Russian compatriot Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-3 in barely an hour.He has made two finals in the past two weeks, losing to Nick Kyrgios in Washington and Rafa Nadal in Montreal.

Gasquet, who defeated Andy Murray in the opening round, set up a semi-final clash on Saturday with Belgian 16th seed David Goffin.

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