Novak Djokovic breaks Roger Federer's record as he defeats Taylor Fritz in straight sets to reach the US Open semi-final

Novak Djokovic (Source: Twitter)

Ace Serbian Tennis star, Novak Djokovic has reached the semifinals of the US Open 2023 after beating American Taylor Fritz in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, With this win, he broke the record of old rival Roger Federer's 46 semifinals. Djokovic is eyeing his 24th single Grand Slam title.

The second-seeded player won his last Grand Slam title after beating Casper Ruud in the French Open final in 2023. The 36-year-old will now face Ben Shelton in the semifinals. The American tennis player Shelton became the youngest US Open semifinalist in 30 years as the 20-year-old defeated 10th-seeded Frances Tiafoe in a third-set tie-break.

However, the 35-seeded will be up against a much more formidable opponent, who has reached his 47th major semi-final and is looking to win his fourth title and reach his 10th US Open final. Speaking of the match, Fritz stormed into the quarterfinals as he became the only player in the US Open to reach the last eight fixtures without dropping a set, he also matched up against two of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) top 10 players in the previous fixtures.

Novak Djokovic is chasing his 10th US Open and 24 Grand Slam titles- 

But the Serbian has been a formidable rival for the American no. 1, as he has lost his last seven encounters with the 23-time Grand Slam champion. After the previous game win, the lost tally has reached eight. In the end, World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals of the US Open 2023 on the back of a comfortable win in the men’s singles fourth round against Italian Matteo Arnaldi, Alcaraz will be looking to win back-to-back championships on Hard Court.

In the round of 16, he won the game by 6-3 6-3 6-4 to storm into the quarterfinals, whereas against the Italian, he won the game in just an hour and 57 minutes. Since losing the French Open semi-final to Novak Djokovic after getting cramps, Alcaraz went on to beat Djokovic in the Wimbledon final and has continued his golden run in New York, he will likely be a significant challenge for Djokovic in this contest.