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Djokovic beats Gojo to advance to US Open quarters

NEW YORK - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic is through to the US Open quarter-finals after beating Croatian Borna Gojo 6-2, 7-5, 6-4.

Djokovic, who won after 146 minutes of play, has reached his 13th career US Open quarter-final and will next face American Taylor Fritz, who defeated Switzerland's Dominic Stricker 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.

Djokovic to also play in Cincinnati doubles

CINCINNATI - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic will also be playing in the men's doubles event at this season's Cincinnati Masters tournament alongside compatriot Nikola Cacic, US media have reported.

Djokovic, who has previously announced he would be competing in the singles event at Cincinnati this season, won the singles title at the tournament in 2018 and 2020.

Alcaraz beats Djokovic in Wimbledon final

LONDON - Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has claimed the Wimbledon title by defeating Serbian Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in the final on Sunday.

The 20-year-old Spaniard won after nearly five hours of play.

The title is his first at Wimbledon and his second career Grand Slam title as he also won the US Open last season.

Novak is playing for history today

From 2:30 p.m., Djokovic will play against Italian Jannick Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Djokovic will play his 46th Grand Slam semi-final, having equaled Roger Federer's record.
And with a potential victory, he would reach the 35th Grand Slam final, surpassing the American Chris Evert and setting an absolute record of this sport in all competitions.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic׃ "It's only going to get tougher, but I like it"

The best Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic matched the record of Swiss Roger Federer for the number of Grand Slam semi-finals.
"At the end of the day, I don't like to think too much time about statistics," Djokovic said when told that he had just matched Roger Federer's record of Grand Slam semi-finals.

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