“It was very humid. It was very difficult to play. It wasn’t easy,” said Djokovic, who is now the sole record holder with his 47th semi-final appearance in a major. He previously shared the record with Roger Federer.
The 2:34 hour match was a sweaty affair. At temperatures of 33 degrees Celsius and humidity of 50 percent, Djokovic stuck his shirt to his body after just a few games in the first set. “It’s like tennis in the sauna,” commented Boris Becker on sportdeutschland.tv, “Djokovic is physically at the limit,” he observed in the second sentence.
The conditions didn’t contribute to the level of the match either: both players acted very erroneously. Djokovic, however, managed to divide his forces well, lurking for his break chances and using them with great efficiency. On the other hand, Fritz, who had made it into the quarter-finals for the second time in one of the four Grand Slams without losing a set (after Wimbledon 2022), left too many chances, especially in the third set, to be able to turn the match around.
2023-09-06 21:30:56
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