Novak Djokovic got off to a roaring start in his US Open semi-final against defending champion Marin Cilic and did not look back, dominating proceedings 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday. Previously, the fewest games lost in a US Open semi was four when Lleyton Hewitt blasted Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 2001.
Djokovic, who reached the final in New York for the fifth time in six years, halted Cilic’s 12-match win streak at the US Open and extended his win streak in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry to 14-0. The Serb has reached the final of all four Grand Slams in a single season for the first time in his career and has advanced to 17 major finals in total since the 2010 US Open.
Novak Djokovic arranco con el acelerador a fondo y no paro hasta superar al Campeon Defensor Marin Cilic con parciales de 6-0, 6-1 y 6-2 en una de las semifinales del viernes. El partido con una diferecia mas amplia habia sido en Semifinales del US Open cuando Lleyton Hewitt se impuso a Yevgeny Kafelnikov en el 2001…
Djokovic quien llega a la final en New York por quinta ocasion en seis años, extendio con la victoria ante Cilic sus triunfos consecutivos en el Tour FedEx de la ATP a 14-0..
El Serbio llego a las finales de los cuatro Grand Slam en una sola temporada por primera vez en su carrera y avanzo a 17 finales en toal desde el US Open del 2010….