Novak Djokovic gets by Fritz in the quarter to set up a battle vs Shelton. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

Novak Djokovic aces Taylor Fritz 6-1 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in New York on Tuesday. Djokovic will square off with Ben Shelton in the semifinal. The match lasted 2 hours and 35 minutes. Djokovic won this tournament 3 times in 2011, 2015 and 2018. Here you can see his history at this event.

New York

Djokovic's Record

Djokovic added to his prize money $ 320,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 775,000 so far in this competition. If he wins the next match, the Serbian will add $ 725,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,500,000.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz U.S. Open – New York

Djokovic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic

Fritz

6-1 6-4 6-4
2h:35

102

102

Total points

81

81

39

39

Winners

36

36

38%

38%

Ratio Winners

44%

44%

26

26

Unforced

51

51

34%

34%

Ratio Unforced

66%

66%

13/17

13/17

Net Approaches

10/17

10/17

76%

76%

Perc

59%

59%

-- Serve --

7

7

Aces

8

8

5

5

Double Faults

2

2

61%

61%

1st in

55%

55%

68%

68%

1st won

73%

73%

39/57

39/57

1st won

36/49

36/49

57%

57%

2nd won

28%

28%

21/37

21/37

2nd won

11/40

11/40

202

202

Fastest serve

214

214

187

187

AVG 1^st Serve

195

195

151

151

AVG 2^nd Serve

161

161

-- Break Points --

6/9

6/9

Total

2/12

2/12

67%

67%

Won

17%

17%

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At the end of the match, the Serbian scored 102 points vs. Fritz’s 81.

Djokovic

Novak was sharp when converting 67% of the break points that he procured (6/9).

Fritz

On the other side, Taylor was struggling when converting his break points (only 17% – 2/12). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Fritz is 8-0 for Novak.

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Ben Shelton – stats

Djokovic will play Shelton in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Novak Djokovic and Ben Shelton since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

Djokovic took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Taylor Fritz in the 2^nd game (2-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Novak to win the set since Fritz managed to break back in the 3^rd (1-2) game. Djokovic maintained his cool to break the American in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 6^th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).

Taylor was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-1 to 6-1.

Novak converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2^nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 4^th (2-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 6^th game (4-1 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Fritz converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 0^th (0-1 30-40) and the 2^nd game (0-2 30-40).

They played 54 points. Novak was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than the American (32-22). The Serbian dropped 11 points on serve (15-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Taylor conceded 17 points on serve (11-17).

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Serbian snatched in the 3^rd game (2-1) before eventually winning the set (6-4).

Djokovic was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3^rd game (1-1 15-40). On the other side, the American was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4^th game (1-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 62 points. Djokovic conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Fritz (35-27). Djokovic conceded 8 points on serve (23-8). In addition, on the other side, Fritz conceded 12 points on serve (19-12).

Djokovic won the set after he broke Fritz in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (5-4) game. Fritz tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8^th (4-4) game. Yet, the Serbian didn’t blink to win the set 6-4.

Novak converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7^th (3-3 40-A) and the 9^th game (4-4 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Taylor converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 6^th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 8^th (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10^th game (4-5 30-40).

They played 67 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Djokovic won just 3 more points than Taylor (35-32). Novak surrendered 15 points on serve (22-15). On the losing side, Fritz conceded 13 points on serve (17-13).

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Taylor FritzFritz (6-1 6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-2 3-6 7-6⁷ 6-2) – Stats and score progression

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