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End of the game:
Key moments
Set 2: 5-3
Break confirmed at 5-3. The Serb is one game away from winning the match. Now all the pressure is on Borges, who must stay alive in the set; to do so, he has to win the next service game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Set 2: 4-3
Novak Djokovic breaks serve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Serbian takes a 4-3 lead and is on his way to the semifinals of the Athens ATP 250. Nuno Borges could no longer keep up with his opponent's pace.
Set 2: 3-3
Novak Djokovic is adding to his lead, remaining strong. Nuno Borges is constantly looking to his coach, searching for answers to break the Serb's serve. The Portuguese has had several chances, but has just been close to converting them.
Set 2: 2-3
Set 2: 2-2
The second set remains very close with no break point opportunities. The score is tied at 2-2. Novak Djokovic has been very strong on his serve in recent games. Borges hasn't been able to get into the rhythm of this second set.
Set 2: 1-2
The first three games of the second set have been uneventful and without incident. Both players have held serve without any major scares. The pressure now falls on the Portuguese player, who needs to come back and take the lead.
AMAZING:
First set: Novak Djokovic (7-6)
Novak Djokovic took the first set of his quarterfinal match at the ATP 250 in Atlanta. The Serbian had a tough time and struggled, but managed to pull through. The match was very difficult and evenly contested.
Set 1: 6-6
FRIENDS, WE'RE GOING TO A TIEBREAK! IT WILL ALL COME DOWN TO A THRILLING TIEBREAK. EACH PLAYER HAD BREAK OPPORTUNITIES AND CHANCES TO WIN THE SET, BUT NEITHER WAS COMPELLING ENOUGH TO WIN IT. WHAT A MATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Set 1: 6-5
Novak Djokovic has secured a tiebreak. If necessary, the Serb will have to decide the set in an intense tiebreak. The former world number one has an excellent opportunity to take the first set.
Set 1: 5-5
Nuno Borges has recovered from the break point opportunities he's missed. The Portuguese player seems very confident, knowing he has a golden opportunity to beat a legend like Novak Djokovic!!!!!!!!!!!
Set 1: 5-4
Novak Djokovic saved two break points. Nuno Borges came very close to breaking the Serb's serve. The former world number one is now up 5-4 and one point away from winning the first set. The Portuguese player now has the responsibility of staying in the match.
Set 1: 4-4
Djokovic has been unable to capitalize on the break point opportunities his opponent has created. The Serb has been very erratic, lacking his usual sharpness. Borges is growing increasingly confident, to the point of putting pressure on him.
Set 1: 4-3
Djokovic takes a 4-3 lead. The Serb continues to hold serve. Novak understands and knows he must close out points quickly; the longer the match goes on, the harder it will be for Turin to recover!!!!!!
Set 1: 3-3
Nuno Borges finally had a comfortable service game. The Portuguese player didn't create any break point opportunities. The Serb was very inaccurate and couldn't position himself well enough to be aggressive with his return!
Set 1: 3-2
Novak Djokovic continues to put pressure on Nuno Borges, thanks to his high first-serve percentage. The Portuguese player has missed many points on his return, a result of the pressure his opponent is applying with his shots.
Set 1: 2-2
Nuno Borges continues to survive, once again saving break point opportunities. The Portuguese player needs to be more decisive on his serve, because at any moment Djokovic could wake up and lose the set. The match is slightly in the Serb's favor.
Set 1: 2-1
Novak Djokovic quickly added to the scoreboard. The Serb won his service game to love. We're up 2-1. Nuno Borges needs to be more proactive and take risks with his return.
Set 1: 1-1
After 10 minutes of intense play, Nuno Borges levels the score. The Portuguese player saved a break point. Djokovic looks much more relaxed than his opponent; the Serb feels confident he can win comfortably.
Set 1: 1-0
Novak Djokovic wins the first game of the match. The Serbian strikes first against the Portuguese. It's crucial that the former world number one stays focused and active, because these types of opponents are dangerous in these tournaments.
WE'RE READY: LET THE GAME BEGIN
FRIENDS, WELCOME TO THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE ATHENS ATP 250. NOVAK DJOKOVIC WILL FACE NUNO BORGES. THE SERBIAN IS LOOKING TO GAIN RHYTHM AHEAD OF THE NITTO ATP FINALS, WHICH STARTS NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!
Novak Djokovic
- Djokovic has a 35-10 win-loss record in the 2025 season
- Djokovic has a 1-0 win-loss record in Athens
- Djokovic has won 84% of matches played on hard courts
Nuno Borges
- Borges has a 11-15 win-loss record in the 2025 season
- Borges has a 2-0 win-loss record in Athens
- Borges has won 49% of the matches played on hard courts
Novak Djokovic reached his 225th quarter-final after getting past Alejandro Tabilo in Athens. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was tested in the first set but came through in a tiebreak, before racing clear to win 7-6 (3) 6-1. He won a commanding 92% of his first serve points and hammered 13 aces on his way to victory.
The Serbian broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. Novak very solid his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points. The Portuguese broke his opponents 3 times with a 30% conversion rate. Nuno conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
Djokovic blasted 13 aces . Borges blasted 12 aces (6 per match). Djokovic won 92% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Borges won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
Djokovic played 1 match while Borges competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Nuno Borges lost 1 set while Novak Djokovic hasn’t conceded a set so far. Djokovic has played 3 set(s) less than Borges (2 vs 5). Therefore, Djokovic played 33 games less than Borges. Djokovic scored 34 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Borges managed to score 92 winners (54%).
- Nuno has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
- The Portuguese’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Auckland and the Phoenix Challenger.
- The Portuguese has a composed 33-32 win-loss record in 2025, 3-3 on indoor hard courts .
About the serving games, Borges made 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Nuno Borges was very effective on serve to win 78% (50/64) of his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Borges broke Spizzirri twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Ranked no. 47, the Portuguese reached the quarter after defeating Stefanos Sakellaridis 7-6(4) 6-3 and Eliot Spizzirri 5-7 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Spizzirri, Borges recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-4). During the match Borges scored 101 points vs Spizzirri’s 89. Nuno was very aggressive to blast 50 winners.
- Djokovic has a terrific record in the last 10 years having won 84% of his matches (474-87). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Djokovic has an aggregate 74-15 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
- His best result of the season was winning the title in Geneva where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(2).
Talking about the service games, Djokovic scored 13 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Novak Djokovic was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 92% (34/37) of his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Djokovic broke Tabilo twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Ranked no. 5, Djokovic got to the quarter after defeating Alejandro Tabilo 7-6(3) 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against Tabilo (7-63 6-1). During the match, Djokovic scored 73 points vs Tabilo’s 48. Djokovic was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC ADVANCED TO THE SEMIFINALS OF THE ATP 250 ATHENS. HE DEFEATED PORTUGUESE NUNO BORGES, WITH SCORES OF 7-6 AND 6-4. THE SERBIAN, FORMER WORLD NUMBER ONE, WILL FACE EITHER GIRON OR HANFMAN.