Novak Djokovic of Serbia will play his first ATP Tour final on home soil since 2011 when he faces Slovakia’s Alex Molcan on Saturday at the Belgrade Open.
The top-seeded and top-ranked Djokovic regrouped in the third set for a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 semifinal win Friday over another unseeded Slovakian, Andrej Martin. Djokovic saved seven of 10 break points and converted seven of his 11 break opportunities.
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Molcan rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory against No. 8 seed Federico Delbonis of Argentina.
Djokovic, 34, won this event twice (2009, 2011) during its previous four-year run and will be seeking his 83rd tour-level title. M…
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