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Novak Djokovic will face Grigor Dimitrov in the Paris Masters final after taking down fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev in a nervy 5-7 7-6 (3) 7-5 semi-final.<\/p>\n

The world number one is chasing a record-extending seventh title at the ATP Masters 1000 but has not always looked assured in this tournament, his first since winning the US Open in September.<\/p>\n

Rublev controlled the first set, taking advantage of eight unforced errors from his Serbian opponent, who required treatment to his lower back after forcing the three-hour and two-minute match into a third set with an ace.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, who sealed victory following a double-fault from the Russian, told Tennis TV: \u201cRublev was suffocating me like a snake suffocates a frog for most of the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was playing on an extremely high level. I knew that he possesses a great quality but today he played off the charts, honestly. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever faced Rublev this good.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the other hand, I was struggling again with my fitness a little bit at the beginning, but I just kind of went through it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s victory marked the 14th time Djokovic has reached 50 wins in a year and extended his winning streak to 17 matches to reach the 58th Masters 1000 final of his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unseeded semi-finalist Dimitrov, meanwhile, reached just his second ATP Masters 1000 final and first since 2017 with a 6-3 6-7 (1) 7-6 (3) victory over seventh-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.<\/p>\n

The Bulgarian saved all four break points he faced and was at one point 15-40 down in the third set before digging in and willing himself into a mindset shift telling the ATP website: \u201cI was just thinking it can\u2019t keep going like this, so I have to change something. In order to beat someone like him I just had to step through. That is the only thing I could have done.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were no tears, but I got very emotional [after the win]. I am just living in the moment right now. It has been a funny road of late, but each win means more and more to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dimitrov will try for his ninth career ATP singles title on Sunday, and first since 2017.<\/p>\n

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