Djokovic Celebrates Reaching the Semifinals

Veteran Serbian Novak Djokovic, ranked seventh in the world, reached the semifinals of the US Open (Flushing Meadows), the last of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, by defeating American fourth seed Taylor Fritz 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. He set up a fiery clash with Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in the tenth day of the tournament, which also saw Belarusian top seed Aryna Sabalenka and American fourth seed Jessica Pegula advance to the same round.

The former top seed ended Fritz’s hopes of becoming the first American male player to win a Grand Slam singles title since 2003 after a match that lasted three hours and 27 minutes, celebrating in a special way.

Djokovic will face Alcaraz in the semifinals, with the Spaniard showing strong performance in the tournament, needing only one hour and 56 minutes to overcome Lehecka (21) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

The Spaniard, seeking his second New York title after 2022 and his sixth Grand Slam, has not lost a set in the tournament so far. This will be his third semifinal appearance at Flushing Meadows and ninth in Grand Slam tournaments.

In the women’s category, defending champion Sabalenka reached the semifinals after Czech Marketa Vondrousova withdrew before the match due to a knee injury.

The top seed aims to become the first woman to defend the Flushing Meadows title since American Serena Williams in 2014.

Sabalenka will face American fourth seed Jessica Pegula in a repeat of last year’s final, after Pegula defeated another Czech, Barbora Krejcikova, 6-3, 6-3.