Djokovic beats Fritz to progress to US Open semi-finals

NEW YORK - Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the US Open semi-finals after defeating American Taylor Fritz 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals on Tuesday evening.

Djokovic, who won after two hours and 38 minutes of play, is now 8-0 head-to-head against Fritz.

In his 14th career US Open semi-final, Djokovic will face the winner of the all-American tie between Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe.

Djokovic has won 23 Grand Slam trophies - more than any other male tennis player in history - including three US Open titles.