{"id":291441,"date":"2023-09-06T08:36:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291441"},"modified":"2023-09-06T08:36:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:36:54","slug":"us-open-wrap-novak-djokovic-adds-yet-another-milestone-with-semi-final-berth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/us-open-wrap-novak-djokovic-adds-yet-another-milestone-with-semi-final-berth\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Wrap: Novak Djokovic adds yet another milestone with semi-final berth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Novak Djokovic broke yet another record as he reached the last four at the US Open.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old\u2019s straight-sets win over Taylor Fritz saw him into the last four of a grand slam for the 47th time, overtaking Roger Federer\u2019s tally.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Coco Gauff became the first American teenager since Serena Williams in 2001 to reach the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
Here, the PA news agency looks back at day eight at Flushing Meadows:<\/p>\n
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Gauff dropped just two games as she blitzed Jelena Ostapenko 6-0 6-2 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 19-year-old handed out a New York bagel in the first set to Latvian Ostapenko in only 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
If you told me when I was younger that I would be in these same stat lines as her, I would freak out<\/p>\n
Defending champions Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram are into the semi-finals of the men\u2019s doubles.<\/p>\n
Salisbury and Ram won the opening set against Argentinian duo Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 6-4 and came from 3-0 behind in the second by winning six games in a row.<\/p>\n
Wimbledon boys\u2019 champion Henry Searle lost in three sets to American Trevor Svajda in the second round of the juniors.<\/p>\n
Women: Jelena Ostapenko (20), Sorana Cirstea (30).Men: Taylor Fritz (9).<\/p>\n
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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz takes on Alexander Zverev for a place in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka faces surprise package Qinwen Zheng of China.<\/p>\n