{"id":286497,"date":"2023-09-06T08:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=286497"},"modified":"2023-09-06T08:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:36:48","slug":"us-open-wrap-novak-djokovic-adds-yet-another-milestone-with-semi-final-berth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.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":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/sport\/sport-135x135.png\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Sport email<\/h2>\n<p>Novak Djokovic broke yet another record as he reached the last four at the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Meanwhile, Coco Gauff became the first American teenager since Serena Williams in 2001 to reach the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Here, the PA news agency looks back at day eight at Flushing Meadows:<\/p>\n<h2>Pic of the day<\/h2>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/11\/30\/15\/GettyImages-1388382959%20copy.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/12\/01\/03\/GettyImages-1245251240.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Performance of the day<\/h2>\n<p>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<h2>Quote of the day<\/h2>\n<p>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<h2>Stat of the day<\/h2>\n<h2>Song of the day<\/h2>\n<h2>Brit watch<\/h2>\n<p>Defending champions Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram are into the semi-finals of the men\u2019s doubles.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Wimbledon boys\u2019 champion Henry Searle lost in three sets to American Trevor Svajda in the second round of the juniors.<\/p>\n<h2>Fallen seeds<\/h2>\n<p>Women: Jelena Ostapenko (20), Sorana Cirstea (30).Men: Taylor Fritz (9).<\/p>\n<h2>Who\u2019s up next<\/h2>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/05\/22\/05194230-0bd178c2-6d41-46ad-98a2-04b375a8f359.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/05\/22\/899bbc19514594c823d9c0077d4d27b6Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0MDM1NDY0-2.73548076.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/05\/22\/f7d57d33ad3790680187b78673e604fcY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0MDE0MjU3-2.73307790.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz takes on Alexander Zverev for a place in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Second seed Aryna Sabalenka faces surprise package Qinwen Zheng of China.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/tennis\/coco-gauff-us-open-american-novak-djokovic-serena-williams-b2405578.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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