Novak Djokovic took a step closer to a record-extending seventh Paris Masters crown on Saturday when he beat Russian fifth seed Andrey Rublev 5-7 7-6(3) 7-5 to set up a title clash with seasoned Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
Dimitrov earlier battled past Greek seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(3) to reach his second ATP Masters 1000 final, and first since 2017, and give himself the opportunity to snap a title drought stretching back six years.
