Ugo Humbert

MONTE CARLO - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Australian Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters tournament.

Djokovic, who won after two hours and five minutes of play, will on Saturday face the winner of the tie between Ugo Humbert of France and Casper Ruud of Norway.

Two-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas eased into the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals on Friday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Karen Khachanov.

The 12th-ranked Greek player dropped only five points on his first serve and hit 20 winners.

He will next face either Jannik Sinner or Holger Rune for a spot in the final at the clay-court event.

Djokovic remains first with 12.113 points, while Daniil Medvedev follows with 10.053 points.
There was no change in the Top 10, so Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev, Andrei Rublev, Roger Federer, Matteo Berrettini and Roberto Bautista Agut are among the top ten.