Novak Djokovic dropped serve for only the second time in the competition but still cruised into the final of the ATP event in Athens with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Yannick Hanfmann on Friday.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old Serb took 79 minutes to dispatch the German qualifier and will face either American Sebastian Korda<\/a> or Italian Lorenzo Musetti<\/a>, who must win the tournament to secure his place at the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin.<\/p>\n “I think it was the best tennis I’ve played this tournament,” Djokovic<\/a> added. “It came at the right time. Hanfmann<\/a> poses a great threat because he serves big, has a big game, so I needed to really stay focused.”<\/p>\n Djokovic broke his four-match semi-final losing streak. He had fallen in the last four at Roland Garros, Wimbledon, the US Open and Shanghai.<\/p>\n His last semi-final victory was at the Geneva clay-court event in May when he went on to beat Hubert Hurkacz<\/a> in the final for his 100th career singles title. The only men with more are Roger Federer<\/a> (103 titles) and Jimmy Connors (109).<\/p>\n After missing an early opportunity to break the German qualifier at 2-1 in the first set, Djokovic broke at 3-2 and won the set 6-3.<\/p>\n In the second set, Djokovic dropped serve at 2-1, but immediately responded to level the score at 3-3.<\/p>\n