2023-09-07 11:11:32
New York ∙ It’s a good time for Novak Djokovic in US Open tennis! Djokovic book his ticket to the 47th Grand Slam semi-final of his career with a comfortable victory over American Taylor Harry Fritz in the men’s singles quarter-finals. This is history for Jocko! Joko is just 2 wins away from matching Australian women’s Margaret Court’s record (24 Grand Slams) in Grand Slam titles.
Despite Fritz’s exit, there was no shortage of American cheer at Arthur Ashe Stadium. In the women’s singles, Coco Goff and Ben Shelton in the men’s singles reached the semis with the hosts’ credentials. On a day with temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celsius, Coco Goff beat Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6–0, 6–2 to reach the semis. Nineteen-year-old Goff is the youngest American player to reach the last four at the US Open since Serena Williams, who reached the semi-finals in 2001. Koko Goff’s opponent in the semi-finals is Czech Republic player Karolina Muchova, who beat Romania’s Sorana Cristia 6-0, 6-3.
In the quarters, he won 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 against Taylor Fritz, but there will be another American in the semis to stand in Jocko’s way; Twenty-year-old Ben Shelton. Shelton reached the semi-finals with a win against US player Francis Tiafoe. Score: 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2.
Bopanna alliance in semis
New York ∙ India’s Rohan Bopanna and Australia’s Matthew Ebden in the US Open men’s doubles semi-finals. US players Nathaniel Lammons defeated Jackson Withrow. Score: 7-6 (10), 6-1. Bopanna and Ebden will face France’s Pierre Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the semi-finals.
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