Thanks to the victory in 3 sets against Fritz, Djokovic becomes the tennis player to have hit the most semifinals in the Grand Slams: they are 47, one more than Roger Federer. A match always in control for the Serbian who closed after 2h30′ of play on Arthur Ashe, accusing some difficulties only in the third set. The next opponent will be 20-year-old Ben Shelton, in his first semifinal in a Major
Novak Djokovic fa 47. For the forty-seventh time in his career, the Serbian has qualified for the semifinals in a Grand Slam, thus becoming the all-time record holder, detaching Roger Federer. A milestone achieved US Openeasily beating the American Taylor in the quarterfinals Fritz, n. 9 in the world, with the score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours and 36 minutes. A match against an opponent Djokovic knows well, beaten for the eighth time in as many ties. As often happened between the two, there was no story in the match: the Serbian always had control against a Fritz who struggled considerably to put the first into the field (only 55%) and had a yield with the second of 28%, plus 50 free errors. Djokovic only struggled in the third set, the hardest fought and fought. Three consecutive breaks arrived between the seventh and ninth game, two of which in favor of Nole who then closed on the second match point.
The incredible score on concrete
For Djokovic it is the 25th victory of the season on the fast, the tenth consecutive North American hard between Cincinnati and New York. This year the Serbian has only lost once on this surface: it was March 3, 2023, the semifinal in Dubai against Daniil Medvedev. It will be there for him 117th career hard court semifinal (still far from Federer’s 138) and 13th at the US Open.
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The milestone of the 47 Grand Slam semifinals was celebrated on the pitch by Djokovic with a special dedication to his parents, Srdjan and Dijana, present in the stands at Flusing Meadows: “Tennis has given me so much in my life. Thanks to sport I met new places and people, seeing the people who support me around the world is a source of pride. I also have to thank my parents for their sacrificesWithout them I could not have done anything. Having the possibility at my age to still play every tournament is a privilege.”
In the semifinal against Shelton
Nole’s opponent in the semifinals will be 20-year-old Ben Shelton, n. 47 in the world, who eliminated compatriot Frances Tiafoe with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2 in 3 hours and 6 minutes of play. For Shelton, the real revelation of the tournament, it will be there first semifinal in a Major. A result that will allow him to enter the top 20 of the world ranking.
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