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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17:  Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a forehand in his men's singles match against David Goffin of Belgium on day five of the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena on November 17, 2016 in London, England.  (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a forehand in his men's singles match against David Goffin of Belgium on day five of the ATP World Tour Finals at O2 Arena on November 17, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

ATP World Tour Finals 2016 Results: Thursday Tennis Scores and Updated Schedule

Gianni VerschuerenNov 17, 2016

Novak Djokovic cruised to a third win at the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday, beating replacement David Goffin in two sets.

Goffin made his ATP World Tour Finals debut in place of the injured Gael Monfils but never came close to threatening the defending champion.

Milos Raonic also booked his spot in the semi-finals, beating Dominic Thiem in two sets.

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Here's a look at Thursday's results:

Novak Djokovic6-1, 6-2David Goffin
Milos Raonic7-6 (5), 6-3Dominic Thiem

The schedule for Friday:

Andy Murrayvs.Stan Wawrinka
Kei Nishikorivs.Marin Cilic

Recap

As shared by Gaspar Ribeiro Lanca of Tenis Portugal, Goffin was given the chance to play his first World Tour Finals match due to Monfils' injury, but he didn't get lucky with his opponent:

Goffin held his own early, but in the fourth game of the first set, the Djoker switched gears and broke serve. The break opened the floodgates, and in no time, the Serb built a massive lead.

Djokovic was unhappy when he was given a time-violation warning, but he didn't let it get to him, and the domination continued. Goffin did show flashes of his talent, like this exquisite bit of defence, per TennisTV:

But the Belgian wouldn't win another game in the first set, and another Djokovic break early in the second set all but ended Goffin's challenge. The Serb looked comfortable without playing extremely well, and all in all, Thursday's match was his easiest of the group stages.

Goffin was able to halt the slide this time around, winning a second game while serving to stay in the set, but Djokovic sealed the deal shortly after.

Belgium's David Goffin returns against Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their round robin stage men's singles match on day five of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London on November 17, 2016. / AFP / Glyn KIRK        (Photo credit should read

Raonic once again used his serve to book his spot in the next round, giving Thiem no chance in Thursday's late match.

The two went toe-to-toe throughout the first set, and it was the Canadian who emerged victorious in the tie break. As shared by ATP Media Info, Raonic has been spectacular in deciders this year:

An early break in the second set all but sealed Thiem's fate, as the Austrian barely made a dent in Raonic's serve. Several holds followed, and the winner eventually ended things with his second break of the match.

On Friday, Andy Murray faces Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori takes on Marin Cilic in the final group-stage matches.    

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