{"id":476687,"date":"2024-01-23T06:48:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T10:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=476687"},"modified":"2024-01-23T06:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T10:02:17","slug":"djokovic-leaves-fritz-no-chance-and-reaches-ao-semis","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/djokovic-leaves-fritz-no-chance-and-reaches-ao-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic leaves Fritz no chance and reaches AO semis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a compelling battle on a sweltering Tuesday at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic extended his mastery over Taylor Fritz, securing a hard-fought 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory and advancing to a record 48th Grand Slam semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Djokovic&#8217;s previous dominance over Fritz, having won all eight of their prior encounters, including a challenging five-set match at Melbourne Park in 2021 and a commanding victory at the US Open last year, the defending champion faced a significant test this time.<\/p>\n<p>In a grueling first game that witnessed nine deuces, Djokovic struggled to break Fritz, who valiantly saved eight break points. The American matched Djokovic&#8217;s intensity in the energy-sapping conditions, creating two set points. However, Djokovic displayed resilience, saving both set points and ultimately securing the first set in a tiebreak, elevating his game when it mattered most.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Untouchable from Djokovic \ud83d\ude33<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjokerNole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DjokerNole<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustralianOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AustralianOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AusOpen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qIdKuSlhiI\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/qIdKuSlhiI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1749691492925350185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After Fritz broke early in the second set, Djokovic, seeking his 11th title and 25th major to surpass Margaret Court&#8217;s record, faced a formidable challenge. Despite the Serb&#8217;s attempts to respond, Fritz held firm, claiming the set to even the score at one set apiece.<\/p>\n<p>Cooling off with ice packs on his head, Djokovic found his rhythm in the third set, breaking Fritz on his 16th attempt and seizing a 2-0 lead. This breakthrough provided the platform for Djokovic to control the set and move one step closer to victory.<\/p>\n<p>In the fourth set, Fritz struggled with his movement, allowing Djokovic to capitalize and secure a crucial break in the sixth game. Although Fritz attempted a comeback, Djokovic held firm, ultimately prevailing in the match. The victory marked Djokovic&#8217;s continued pursuit of an 11th Australian Open title and a 25th Grand Slam title to surpass Margaret Court&#8217;s illustrious record.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The moment <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjokerNole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DjokerNole<\/a> sealed a place in his 11th <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AusOpen<\/a> Semi-Final! \ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustralianOpen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AustralianOpen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ns4U9uwQzi\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Ns4U9uwQzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1749727315083329677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a compelling battle on a sweltering Tuesday at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic extended his mastery over Taylor Fritz, securing a hard-fought [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":476693,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[5443,16740,17410],"news_category":[16714,14084],"gn_keywords":[2469,17855,18177],"acf":{"announce":"The world No. 1 got his 48th Grand Slam semi-final of his career ","video":["video"]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/476687"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/476687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":476694,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/476687\/revisions\/476694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476687"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=476687"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=476687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}