Novak Đoković savladao je Taylora Fritza 3-1 i plasirao se u polufinale Australian Opena.
Đoković je imao dosta problema protiv raspoloženog Amerikanca, ali je na kraju poslije tri sata i 47 minuta igre izborio plasman u 11. polufinale prvog Grand Slam turnira sezone.
Rezultat po setovima glasio je 7:6, 4:6, 6:2, 6:3.
Through to an 11th #AusOpen Semi-Final. We'll let you run the numbers, but the 10x champion's strike rate from here is pretty good!@djokernole proves too strong for a gallant Taylor Fritz 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 6-3@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis pic.twitter.com/Abr5xArz0p
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 23, 2024
Novak je propustio prvih 15 brejk lopti na meču, što mu se nije desilo u karijeri. Ipak, na kraju je iskoristio brejk lopte kada je bilo najpotrebnije uz neke fantastične poteze.
If you see someone in the Royal Botanic Gardens hanging upside down from a tree in the near future, at least you'll know why! 😂@djokernole • @NickKyrgios • #AusOpen • #AO2024 pic.twitter.com/70LBRWLP3C
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 23, 2024
Đoković će u polufinalu igrati protiv boljeg iz duela Jannik Sinner – Andrey Rublev.
