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Djokovic wins on birthday to advance at Geneva Open

Novak Djokovic secured a win on his 37th birthday as he beat Germany's Yannick Hanfmann in a rain-interrupted match to move into the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open.

Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam winner, is playing in the ATP 250 tournament in Switzerland for the first time as preparation for the French Open and recorded a 6-3 6-3 victory.

It made him only the third player - after Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer - to win 1,100 matches on the ATP Tour.

At the end of the match, the crowd sang 'happy birthday' to Djokovic and he was also presented with a chocolate birthday cake by tournament officials.