Novak Djokovic wins a Rome quarterfinal thriller versus Juan Martin Del Potro by saving two Match Points!

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15-time Grand Slam Champion and reigning World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 in a thrilling late-night quarterfinal match at the 2019 ATP Rome Masters, a match that lasted three hours and ended at 1 AM.

Djokovic saved two match points in the second-set tie-breaker and came back into the match to win it in three sets. This win was Djokovic's 201st win overall versus a Top 10 ranked player.

Djokovic will now face Argentina's Diego Schwartzman in the semi-final tonight.