Djokovic trashes Fritz and reaches Cincinnati semis

Novak Djokovic, world number 2, absolutely destroyed world number 9, Taylor Fritz, 2-0 sets for only 1 hour and 2 minutes and will play in the ½ finals at the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.

75 – With victory over Taylor Fritz, Novak Djokovic has reached his 75th ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. Since the format began in 1990, Djokovic is only the second player to reach 75 or more, after Rafael Nadal (76). Esteemed.#CincyTennis | @CincyTennis @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/EckyPy2vqg

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) August 19, 2023

Nole triumphed in the 1^st set 6-0 for only 21 minutes. Djokovic converted 2 break points from 2 chances in the 2^nd set and won 6-4 for 41 minutes after Fritz also broke his opponent’s serve once, but it was not enough for the American to even force the set to a tiebreak.

That was the 7^th head-to-head clash between Novak and Taylor, and the Serbian won all of them.

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Djokovic will play against world number 17, Alexander Zverev, in the ½ finals in Cincinnati as the Serbian is the favorite.

Novak Djokovic was asked if he feels he’s getting stronger with each match:

“That’s something I’m wishing for. That every day I raise the bar slightly more the level of tennis. That’s what’s happening actually during the tournament. I played 3 great matches. Each day has been a… pic.twitter.com/TT27VJD4jf

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 19, 2023