Novak Djokovic continued to delight his new home crowd in Athens on Thursday, defeating Nuno Borges in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the indoor hard-court event, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion, who relocated to Greece earlier this year, is now through to the incredible 199th tour-level semifinal of his career, the third-most for a man in the Open Era.
MOST CAREER SEMIFINALS (men, tour-level, Open Era):
239: Jimmy Connors
211: Roger Federer
199: Novak Djokovic
189: Rafael Nadal
178: Ivan Lendl
In terms of how big those semifinals are, Djokovic is unmatched—among his 199 are a record 53 at Grand Slams (Federer is next with 46) and 80 at Masters 1000s (Nadal is next with 76).