US Open: Djokovic wary of Zverev threat in semi-finals

The
Serbian
triumphed
5-7
6-2
6-2
6-3
to
thwart
Berrettini’s
revenge
mission,
having
defeated
the
Italian
in
this
year’s
Wimbledon
final.

The
world
number
one
now
faces
the
man
who
denied
him
a
shot
at
the
Golden
Slam,
with
Zverev
dumping
Djokovic
out
of
the
semi-finals
at
Tokyo
2020.

And
the
20-time
grand
slam
winner
was
full
of
praise
for
his
next
opponent.

“He’s
in
tremendous
form,
he’s
been
winning
a
lot,”
said
Djokovic,
who
still
has
the
Calendar
Grand
Slam
in
his
sights.
“He
has
comfortably
moved
to
the
semi-finals
here.

“I
know
his
game
well,
we
played
in
Tokyo.
He’s
one
of
the
best
players
in
the
world,
but
the
bigger
the
challenge
the
more
glory
in
overcoming
it.”

Onward
idemooo

#semis
????????????
thank
you
for
all
the
amazing
support

#NoleFam
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#USOpen
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—
Novak
Djokovic
(@DjokerNole)

September
9,
2021

Reflecting
on
his
victory
over
Berrettini,
Djokovic
felt
he
found
his
best
form
after
dropping
the
opening
set.

“This
was
a
great
match,
with
a
lot
of
energy
on
and
off
the
court,”
he
said.

“Matteo
is
a
terrific
player
and
every
time
we
face
each
other
it’s
a
close
battle.

“When
I
lost
the
first
set,
I
managed
to
forget
about
it
and
move
on.
I
was
locked
in
at
the
start
of
the
second
and
it
was
the
best
three
sets
I’ve
played
so
far.”