Tennis great Novak Djokovic has made history by becoming the oldest player to reach an ATP 1000 semi-final as he beat Belgium’s Zizou Bergs 6-3 7-5.
Djokovic overcame an early injury scare and fatigue following his marathon last-16 win on Tuesday over Jaume Munar but found his rhythm and overpowered his opponent.
The 38-year-old will face Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot on Saturday, after the world No 204 continued his tremendous run by upsetting Holger Rune 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.
Djokovic is favourite to win a record-extending 41st ATP 1000 event as Carlos Alcaraz did not enter the tournament and Jannik Sinner retired in the third round due to cramp.
The other quarter-finals see Daniil Medvedev take on Alex De Minaur and Arthur Rinderknech play Felix Auger-Aliassime on Friday.
For the women, Aryna Sabalenka made it 19 consecutive Wuhan Open wins as she beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-2 to set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash against Elena Rybakina on Friday.
Sabalenka hit the ground running and overpowered Samansova to remain on track for a fourth straight title in Wuhan.
Rybakina was also impressive as she saw off Linda Noskova 6-3 6-4 while Iga Swiatek battled past Belinda Bencic 7-6 (7-2) 6-4.
