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Djokovic into Geneva semi-finals on 38th birthday

Novak Djokovic celebrated his 38th birthday with a revenge victory over Matteo Arnaldi to reach the Geneva Open semi-finals.

Djokovic was beaten by the Italian in Madrid in April in what was a third straight loss for the Serb great in a mixed clay-court season.

However, Djokovic came through a stern test in damp conditions to beat Arnaldi 6-4 6-4 and continue his French Open preparations in positive fashion.

Djokovic is now within two wins of achieving his 100th ATP Tour-level singles title - a feat only achieved by Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer in the Open era.