NEW YORK, Sept 6 ― Novak Djokovic shrugged off stifling heat and Taylor Fritz to breeze into the US Open semi-finals 6-1 6-4 6-4 yesterday and stay on course for a fourth...
NEW YORK, Sept 6 ― Novak Djokovic shrugged off stifling heat and Taylor Fritz to breeze into the US Open semi-finals 6-1 6-4 6-4 yesterday and stay on course for a fourth Flushing Meadows crown that would see him match Margaret Court's record haul of 24 Grand Slams.
“It's expected of course that people are backing the home player and there is nothing wrong with that,” said Djokovic. “I actually like the energy, like the atmosphere on centre court here.“I'm fine with that. I thrive on that energy and try to use it as a fuel. But Fritz could not keep the party going, although the 25-year-old had his opportunities, converting only two of 12 break chances while committing 51 unforced errors, almost double his opponent's 26.
Fritz had lost all seven career meetings with Djokovic and never beaten a top-10 opponent at a Grand Slam but rolled into the quarter-finals in sensational form, the only player to not drop a set and broken only once in 50 service games.
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