Novak Djokovic celebrated his 38th birthday in style with a fiery quarter-final victory against Matteo Arnaldi at the Geneva Open. The world No 6 prevailed 6-4, 6-4 over the 39th-ranked Italian at the ATP 250 clay-court event.

Second-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals of the Gonet Geneva Open on Thursday, his 38th birthday, with a 6-4, 6-4 win over eighth-seeded Italian Matteo Arnaldi in Switzerland. The Serbian avenged a loss to Arnaldi last month at the Mutua Madrid Open.

Novak Djokovic will become the third man in the Open Era to win 100 career titles if he lifts the ATP Geneva Open title on Saturday. Standing between him and that remarkable feat is Hubert Hurkacz.