The meeting lasted 3 hours 25 minutes and ended with a score of 7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 4 in favor of the Russian tennis player, who made six aces and realized six break points out of 16, making four double faults.
Djokovic, in turn, served twice for elimination and made five breaks from 28 break points, making a mistake six times when serving.
In the final of the tournament, Karatsev will play either with the Japanese Taro Daniel, or with the Italian Matteo Berrettini.
Earlier it was reported that Daniil Medvedev returned to training after coronavirus