Novak Djokovic reaches Rome semis, seeks 1,000th win

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic is on the doorstep of his 1,000th career ATP victory after ousting Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6 (1) in Friday's quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

Djokovic also moved into the No. 1 spot in the world rankings with the victory, supplanting Russia's Daniil Medvedev.

Djokovic converted 73.7 percent of his first-serve points while sliding past Auger-Aliassime, the eighth-se