Set down, Djokovic tops Berrettini at Open, nears year Slam
If Djokovic can win that match and Sunday’s final, he will earn his 21st career major singles trophy and break the men’s record he shares with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
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Posted at 1:41 AM, Sep 09, 2021
and past updated 2021-09-09 02:41:27-04
Novak Djokovic has moved wrong 2 wins of the archetypal calendar-year Grand Slam successful men’s tennis since 1969 by beating Matteo Berrettini 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to scope the U.S. Open semifinals.
Djokovic’s triumph makes him 26-0 successful large tournaments this season.
That includes trophies astatine the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon, wherever helium bushed Berrettini successful the final.
Djokovic adjacent volition look 2020 U.S. Open runner-up Alexander Zverev connected Friday.
If Djokovic tin triumph that lucifer and Sunday’s final, helium volition gain his 21st vocation large singles trophy and interruption the men’s grounds helium shares with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
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