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.

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.

It was an eventful birthday for Novak Djokovic as the tennis star turned 38 on Thursday. During his win over Matteo Arnaldi at Geneva Open, Djokovic also smashed his racket once.