Novak Djokovic is already in the semifinals. The Serbian continues his career by lifting his 25th Grand Slam and reached his eleventh semi-final against Taylor Fritz at the Australian Open. 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 and 6-3 in 3 hours 45 minutes. Fritz struggled against him in the first two sets, but the Serbian player decided the outcome of the match in the next two sets. The number 1 is already waiting for his opponent in the semi-finals, he will face the winner of the match between Sinner and Rublev.
It wasn’t easy in the first set. Djokovic needed 1 hour and 24 minutes to score the goal. Fritz recovered as many as eight balls to save his serve, three more in the first, three more in the second, and two more in the ninth. “I had a lot of trouble in the first two sets. Fritz was serving very well, the quality of tennis was very high. It was difficult for me to find the timing in the exchanges. The heat was pressing. I want to congratulate Fritz for his performance in the tournament. The Serbian player on the court interviewed by Nick Kyrgios.
The American tennis player not only defended himself, but also had two set pieces (15-40) at 5-4. broken squandered the opportunity with two unforced errors For Djokovic to force a ‘tie break’ with a score of 7-3.
16 break points lost
Djokovic in the second round Tired and slow on a hot 31 degree day Due to the heat, he could not prevent Fritz from being the one to take the first break of the match (1-0) and maintain his advantage until the set was counted, after saving six balls, including one in the second game; two more in the sixth and three more in the eighth. The American saved all situations with his service, courage and aggression of coups At the time, however, never before had Djokovic lost 16 consecutive break points in a match.
In the third set, the Serb finally broke for the first time (0-2), then dominated with an empty set, confirming that he would finish the set with authority, especially being lethal from the serve (20 ‘aces’ in all matches). ). “Fritz has one of the best serves in the world. He already showed that against Tsitsipas. The breaking ball conversion was very poor but I broke it when it mattered. I probably found my game halfway through the third set. I found a lot of direct serves and that helped me,” Djokovic said.
The world’s 12th number struggled in the fourth set (2-2). They had met eight times before and Djokovic always had his fist raised. In fact, the only two sets the American could take from the Serb were in the third round of the 2021 Australian Open and he managed to force a fifth set “one of the most special victories“From Nole, who avoided a comeback despite his abdominal injury. This time there was no fifth set. The No. 1 blocked several breaks from Fritz and finished the match after serve in 3 hours and 45 minutes.
Jack Sinner or Andrey Rublev. The world’s number 4 and number 5 will face each other this Tuesday before 11.35 and it will be decided which of the two will face Novak Djokovic. “Both Sinner and Rublev are in very good shape. I saw Rublev against De Miañaur and saw incredible tennis. Sinner has been playing the best tennis of his life since the end of last season. In the finals and the Cup, Davis performed very well. close. Prepare the popcorn, we will enjoy the game“said Djokovic.