Novak Djokovic sets record for most Grand Slam semifinal appearances after victory at US Open
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Novak Djokovic continues to rewrite the record books.
The Serbian defeated Taylor Fritz in straight sets (6-1, 6-4, 6-4) on Tuesday in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open — business as usual for the 36-year-old.
However, this quarterfinal victory broke an all-time record he previously shared with Roger Federer for not even two whole months.
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning his Men's Singles Quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz of the United States on Day Nine of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Djokovic will be playing in his 47th Grand Slam semifinal on Friday, which will be the most of any men's tennis player ever.
Federer played in 46 Grand Slam semis. He had previously beaten Jimmy Connor's record of 31 when he won his quarterfinal match at the 2012 Wimbledon, a Grand Slam that he eventually won. He also made 23 semifinals in a row from 2004 to 2010. Out of those 46 semis, he won 31 of them.
But Djokovic tied that mark overseas in July when he set up his date in the semifinals of the Wimbledon Championships. He won that match, but lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning his Men's Singles Quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz of the United States on Day Nine of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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