Djokovic beats Fritz to advance to US Open semifinals

This Tuesday, the 4th, Novak Djokovic entered the court once more US Open, in a match valid for the quarterfinals. In comparison with Taylor Fritzthe Serb was not aware of his opponent and won again by 3 sets to 0. The North American made it difficult, but he was unable to stop the number 2 in the world, who applied 6/1, 6/4 and 6/4 in the partials.

The first set started atypically, with many mistakes for both sides. Thus, the game took a while to gear up and, in a duel of mistakes, Djokovic won and opened a considerable advantage. By the time Fritz entered the match, it was too late and the Serbian closed the first set at 6-1.

The second set was marked by a more disputed duel, with more balanced games and, consequently, a longer round. With a certain alternation of dominance between exchanges, Fritz imposed more difficulties on his opponent. However, even making more efforts, Djokovic won the partial with some surplus, by 6/4.

In the third set, Fritz had a very positive start, showing Djokovic that he wasn’t going to make it easy and he was willing to go until the end. The Serbian managed to recover and took the lead in the partial, but soon everything was tied again. With 4/4 on the scoreboard, the American rocked the support of the crowd and believed he could sketch a reaction.

However, the biggest winner in the history of the Grand Slams was not going to let it go and, as if nothing had happened, he reacted with everything in the final stretch. With a final round ended at 6/4, the Serbian is still alive at the US Open, leaves the American behind, and is in the semifinals of the competition.