Three-time winner and second seed Novak Djokovic takes on top-ranked American Taylor Fritz within the quarterfinals of the US Open on Tuesday.
The match is scheduled to be second of the 4 fixtures on the Arthur Ashe Stadium on day 9.
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The US Open quarterfinal between Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz may start at 11:15PM IST on Tuesday and shall be telecast reside on Sony Sports community whereas the reside streaming shall be accessible on Sony Liv.
Djokovic, who’s chasing a twenty fourth Major title, enters the last-eight conflict after a cushty 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 win over Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo.
The 36-year-old Serbian is taking part in in New York for the primary time since 2021. He needed to miss final yr’s version because the US didn’t permit entry to worldwide travellers who haven’t been vaccinated towards COVID-19. That restriction was eliminated in May this yr.
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He confronted a minor dip in type whereas trailing two-sets-to-love towards compatriot Laslo Djere within the third spherical. A win over Fritz would take Djokovic to his forty seventh semifinal at a Major, taking him previous the all-time males’s file of Roger Federer.
Eighth-seeded Fritz has just about cruised to the quarterfinals. The 26-year-old has reached this stage of his residence Slam for the primary time and that too with out dropping a set.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
Played: 7 | Djokovic: 7 | Fritz: 0
Djokovic has by no means misplaced to Fritz of their seven conferences. However, their solely Grand Slam duel did go the gap on the Australian Open in 2021.
Djokovic is on a 29-match successful streak towards the Americans since his loss to Sam Querrey within the third spherical of Wimbledon in 2016.
Fritz is searching for his first high 10 win at a Major after dropping the earlier 10 such fixtures.
| YEAR | TOURNAMENT | ROUND | WINNER | SCORE |
| 2023 | CINCINNATI MASTERS | QUARTERFINAL | DJOKOVIC | 6-0, 6-4 |
| 2022 | ATP FINALS | SEMIFINAL | DJOKOVIC | 7-6(5), 7-6(6) |
| 2021 | PARIS MASTERS | QUARTERFINAL | DJOKOVIC | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2021 | ROME MASTERS | ROUND OF 32 | DJOKOVIC | 6-3, 7-6(5) |
| 2021 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN | ROUND OF 32 | DJOKOVIC | 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2 |
| 2019 | MADRID MASTERS | ROUND OF 32 | DJOKOVIC | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2019 | MONTE CARLOS MASTERS | ROUND OF 16 | DJOKOVIC | 6-3, 6-0 |
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com