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 smashed his racket into the clay after being broken by Matteo Arnaldi on his birthday at the Geneva Open. That's despite recently receiving good French Open news with a drastic change.

Novak Djokovic has advanced to the semifinals at the Geneva Open on his 38th birthday and he celebrated by beating the opponent who eliminated him at the Madrid Masters last month.