Alert US Open: Djokovic beats Fritz (again) and moves into semi-finals

Serb Novak Djokovic, the second seed, beat American Taylor Fritz, the No 9 seed, in straight sets (6-1, 6-4, 6-4) to move into the last four of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Tuesday evening. Djokovic now leads Fritz 8-0.

Djokovic, ranked No 2, will face the winner of the match between No 10 seed Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton next.

Ahead of his victory, the 36-year-old Serb won against Frenchman Alexandre Muller (6-0, 6-2, 6-3), Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles (6-4, 6-1, 6-1), No 32 seed Laslo Djere (4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3) and Croat qualifier Borna Gojo (6-2, 7-5, 6-4).

Fritz, ranked No 9, won against wildcard Steve Johnson (6-2, 6-1, 6-2), Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (6-1, 6-2, 6-2), qualifier Jakub Mensik (6-1, 6-2, 6-0) and Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker (7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.

New York (Grand Slam), other quarter-finals results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 44.700.000, most recent results first):

• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Zverev
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Andrey Rublev
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Ben Shelton