Novak Djokovic will play the US Open semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz

The Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (7th) defeated the American Taylor Fritz (4th) by 6-3, 7-5, 3-6 and 6-4to classify the semifinals of the US Openthe fourth and last Grand Slam of the season.

With a new victory, the legendary player of 38 years He imposed himself before a hard rival, who had the locality, and advanced to his 53 ° Semifinal of a Grand Slamthe 14th achieved in the New York contest.

The triumph will make Djokovic face the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2) in the semifinal, the next Friday, September 5with time to confirm, for a place in the final.

In the first set, Djokovic Domino from beginning to end. The Serbian achieved the only break he needed in the second game, with a parallel right that his rival could not return, Djokovic remained effective in his service, raised six break points and closed the set with a deep setback, which Fritz He could not return within the margins of the court.

In a second set in which both players were able to maintain their services during six games, the 38 -year -old Serbian was able to keep the service of his rival in the seventh game, with a good cross upside down to return a drop.

Fritz He was able to keep the serve of his rival for the first time in the tenth game, with a short shot of the Serbian that could not pass the network, but the nerves won him: in the next game he did not have a good level and had two double faults, in the first and last point, giving him the break in tray to Djokovic. Taking out for set, a good right to the race and centralized serbian could not be returned precisely by Fritz, To keep the partial 7-5.

In the third set, forced to win to not leave the game, the best version of the American was seen. The 28 -year -old stayed with a vital break in the fourth game, with a good parallel right after a little effective drop of Djokovic, and ran with advantage throughout the partial. Closing its two following games with ACES, Fritz He took out for Set and closed it with a crossed volley with the reverse, for the final 6-3 and forcing a fourth sleeve.

With a partial room in which there were no fissures on either side, with nine games in which there were no break points, the American Taylor Fritz He reached the tenth game at a disadvantage 5-4, but with his service, although the pressure reached him again, as in the second set.

With some mistakes but, above all, letting opportunities pass to attack and accelerate the game, Fritz He granted a total of three match points and, although he saved the first two, an inopportune double foul gave the triumph to the stainless Serbian Novak Djokovicwho took off before an audience that mistreated him throughout the night and was luxurious to celebrate his classification dancing.