Djokovic wins 700th career match to reach Dubai quarterfinals

Novak Djokovic earned his 700th career match win at the expense of Tunisian wild card Malek Jaziri 6-1, 6-2 at the Dubai Championships on Wednesday.

Djokovic, who joined the tour a decade ago, has a 700-146 career match record. He’s one of three active players to reach 700 wins, the others being Roger Federer with 1,067, and Rafael Nadal on 775. “Sounds like I played many matches in my career,” a smiling Djokovic told the crowd. Djokovic has won the Dubai title four times, but lost to Federer in the last two years. The third-seeded Tomas Berdych advanced to his fourth quarterfinal of the season by beating Italian qualifier Thomas Fabbiano 6-2, 6-2.