Tennis
Experience defeated youth. First US Open finalist announced
Second place in the world rankings Novak Djokovic He confidently reached the final of the US Open.
In the semifinals, the Serb faced 20-year-old American Ben Shelton (No. 47 ATP) from the USA.
US Open. 1/2 finals
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – Ben Shelton (USA) – 6:3, 6:2, 7:6(4)
There was intrigue on the court in the third set alone, but Shelton failed to convert the deciding point in the 10th game and made more errors in the tiebreaker.
This was the first meeting of tennis players. Djokovic played his 13th US Open semi-final and achieved his tenth victory. Novak made his 38th appearance against the Americans in Grand Slam tournaments, winning 35 of them.
In the final, Djokovic will play against Carlos Alcaraz (No. 1 ATP) or Daniil Medvedev (No. 3 ATP). This will be the Serbian athlete’s 36th major final. He only has 3 championships in New York.
10 US Open finals. Is a 4th championship waiting for Novak Djokovic?
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Source: Sport UA
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