World No. 104 Roman Safiullin of Russia lost to Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the semifinals of the Tel Aviv tournament.
The meeting lasted one hour and 34 minutes. Safiullin had eight aces and five errors on the second serve. Djokovic had seven aces and two errors.
Roman Safiullin (Russia) - Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 1:6, 6:7
In the final, Djokovic will play the winner of the pair Constant Lestienne (France) - Marin Cilic (Croatia).