US Open 2025 QF - [7] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v/s [5] Taylor Harry Fritz (USA)

[NoleFam]

4 SFs in the year he turned 38. 1st time ever in men or women's tennis and probably won't be done for a very, very long time again, if ever.

 

[Sudacafan]

Epic mental breakdown

The easy lob out, no first serves, and the double fault.

 

[Ray Mercer]

How many first serves Fritz connected in the last game? He played with second serve almost every point.

Yup that killed him. He hit almost all second serves.

 

[kishnabe]

Cringe Instavak at it.

 

[Zetty]

Fritz will never beat this dude

 

[Kralingen]

I died laughing at that double fault not gonna lie

Just such a pathetic loser way to lose

 

[Vincent-C]

Crawford will give Canelo hell but i want to see how Crawford reacts when Canelo catches him with a (and a lot of) power shot(s)

Crawford's good, and game, but too small- which is the only reason Canelo would take the fight. Not a fan of the latter, in case you hadn't noticed. He's good (for a doper), though. Mighta beat GGG once.

 

[bogdan101]

Celebration right on point from Novak!

 

[onyxrose81]

I don’t know why people are so pressed about Alcaraz. Fritz wasn’t doing crap against him either. At least with Novak there’s a slight chance at a good match.

Happy Birthday to Tara!

 

[Djokovic2011]

4 SFs in the year he turned 38. 1st time ever in men or women's tennis and probably won't be done for a very, very long time again, if ever.

He's the GOAT for a reason. What an incredible champion.

 

[Dilexson]

Yeah, let's GO!
Incredible play from Novak, it was almost like he was raising his game bit by bit till the right moment to get a clutch break that would yield the set!
Also them Serve n Volleys man..
One amazing playah!!

 

[onyxrose81]

People being mad about his dance and it was for his daughter.

 

[McGradey]

You can shut up about your K-Pop dance for your kids tbh mate

It’s not necessary

 

[intrepidish]

Does Alcaraz? I'm afraid a lot of people might be very disappointed on Friday, if Novak beats Alcaraz in 3 or 4 sets.

Let's agree to discuss it Friday and see how it goes.

Carlos is at another level but a lot can happen in a stressful big match of course including injury.

 

[dking68]

I died laughing at that double fault not gonna lie

Just such a pathetic loser way to lose

His girlfriend doesn’t give a crap about his tennis. She just sits down emotionless

 

[flyingboris]

Incredible play from Novak, it was almost like he was raising his game bit by bit till the right moment to get a clutch break that would yield the set!

Sampras vibes. Everything going evenly, and suddenly he turned up the heat. Good stuff.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Oh man......had the chance for the escape and just couldn't do it. DF.....wow.

Credit and respect for Djokovic - somehow at 38 gets to his 4th GS SF this season......6-3, 7-5, 3-6; 6-4.

Got a tall task getting a hot Carlos Alcaraz on Friday.

Djoko did what he can and remarkable achievement to get to SF again.

He super consistent even now but Alcaraz should win. That said djoko can just enjoy the occasion as the underdog.

 

[Dilexson]

Also wtf was that celebration lol

 

[ForehandCross]

Win this Slam Novak , you deserve it. And your kids should see their greatest ever father have his last Hurrah.

 

[NoleFam]

Guys in the thread mad at his dance when he says it's for his daughter since it's her birthday. Peak ttw foot in mouth moment. Lol

 

[Sudacafan]

You can shut up about your K-Pop dance for your kids tbh mate

It’s not necessary

Very pelotudo.

 

[RSJfan]

People being mad about his dance and it was for his daughter.

 

[Vincent-C]

Commentators are like he is getting closer for Fritz.

You doff he was in finals last year.

We're not so good on history, here in The Exceptional Nation™.

 

[intrepidish]

4 SFs in the year he turned 38. 1st time ever in men or women's tennis and probably won't be done for a very, very long time again, if ever.

What that stat tells you should be cause for a lot of dismay and not celebration actually but I doubt you're too concerned with the level of the tour overall.

 

[Spielgame]

Fritz coach calling him “atrocious” on live TV during the match Beyond parody tbh

Really? That's so mean

 

[JMR]

Commentators are like he is getting closer for Fritz.

You doff he was in finals last year.

There's no such thing as getting closer when the player who's dominating you is well past retirement age. Even if Fritz had won this match, his career record against Djokovic would have remained an embarrassment. A lone win when the opponent is 38 is meaningless. But as it stands, losing this match is a real legacy stain (not that Fritz has much of a legacy than anyone will remember anyway).

 

[intrepidish]

His girlfriend doesn’t give a crap about his tennis. She just sits down emotionless

His girlfriend is fine leave her out of this. No matter what she does some clown would say she should have done the opposite.

Fritz might have explicitly asked her to do exactly what she does.

 

[Ray Mercer]

That was just pitiful serving at the end by Fritz. That’s purely mental.

 

[NoleFam]

What that stat tells you should be cause for a lot of dismay and not celebration actually but I doubt you're too concerned with the level of the tour overall.

Level of the tour is not great but you still have to be exceptional to do that at 38 when 85-90% of your opponents are at least 10 years younger than you. Alcaraz and Sinner have won the last 7 Slams. Go complain about their Slam wins if you like.

 

[ND-13]

If anyone trusted Fritz to somehow beat Djokovic, I dont know what to tell you. You have to follow some other sport..LOL

 

[jhick]

Yeah, let's GO!
Incredible play from Novak, it was almost like he was raising his game bit by bit till the right moment to get a clutch break that would yield the set!
Also them Serve n Volleys man..
One amazing playah!!

The difference was Novak's play at the net and his serve IMO. Otherwise Taylor probably pulls out the match.

 

[Sudacafan]

People being mad about his dance and it was for his daughter.

It was cringe and maybe disrespectful.

 

[Vincent-C]

> Peak ttw foot in mouth moment. Lol

Oh, there are so very many TTW contenders for that award.

Go, Djok!

 

[soft_manatee]

 

[marc45]

A for effort after coming out tight as a drum, but American men's tennis is still effed up...light years away from another major

Two tall and lanky white guys with similar strokes, black hair, black shirt, black shorts black socks and black shoes...bad look on the screen

 

[Spielgame]

It's always about the head with Fritz. He was so excited with the break back, and he couldn't keep calm. What a shame.

Fritz often rushes the serve for the next point. I don't know why he doesn't take a bit more time, pause and think.

 

[intrepidish]

Level of the tour is not great but you still have to be exceptional to do that at 38 when 85-90% of your opponents are at least 10 years younger than you. Alcaraz and Sinner have won the last 7 Slams. Go complain about their Slam wins if you like.

We already know the big 3 are exceptional but Novak should be losing to players besides the 2 top guys at this stage.

His level is a shadow of what it was and if this were the WTA people would be howling about this stuff.

 

[TennisFan3]

Let's agree to discuss it Friday and see how it goes.

Carlos is at another level but a lot can happen in a stressful big match of course including injury.

Well I hope it's not injury. Earnestly hope that they both play their best.
Tennis wise no question. Alcaraz has what it takes to beat Novak. To say that his talent is immense is a massive understatement.
However, at the very top level, the game is played between the ears. So the question is: Does Alcaraz have the mentality to get into a dogfight and beat a determined Novak who is desperate as this is his very last chance?
We shall see. This match will tell us how much Alcaraz has truly matured. Losing to Sinner would be ok, but losing to a 38+ yr old Novak would definitely be inexcusable.

 

[onyxrose81]

It was cringe and maybe disrespectful.

Sure.

 

[chjtennis]

Crawford's good and game, but too small- which is the only reason Canelo would take the fight. Not a fan of the latter, in case you hadn't noticed. He's good (for a doper), though. Mighta beat GGG once.

Crawford is tall and may have added a few pounds of muscle, but no doubt Canelo will be the bigger man in the ring. Crawford's tactical mind will be the key, as Canelo is not a young guy anymore and doesn't press as much these days, I feel. It will be a good, tactical match like GGG v Canelo himself. I wonder if Crawford can knock out Canelo though. Either Crawford by decision or Canelo by KO.

 

[RSJfan]

Djoko did what he can and remarkable achievement to get to SF again.

He super consistent even now but Alcaraz should win. That said djoko can just enjoy the occasion as the underdog.

Should win? 22 year old Alcaraz should give Egg the type of beating that 22 year old Connors gave Rosewall in 1974. Though Rosewall was almost 40.

"The final was the shortest-ever major men's singles final, both in number of games and duration, lasting only 1 hour and 18 minutes and 20 games. Rosewall remains the oldest major men's singles finalist, aged 39 years, 10 months and 6 days"

 

[bw114]

Really? That's so mean

He called one of his serve games “atrocious”

 

[Sudacafan]

People will forget that Fritz saved 3 MPs before losing (including a 15-40).

 

[intrepidish]

Well I hope it's not injury. Earnestly hope that they both play their best.
Tennis wise no question. Alcaraz has what it takes to beat Novak.
However, at the very top level, the game is played between the ears. So the question is: Does Alcaraz have the mentality to get into a dogfight and beat a determined Novak who is desperate as this is his very last chance?
We shall see. This match will tell us how much Alcaraz has truly matured. Losing to Sinner would be ok, but losing to a 38+ yr old Novak would definitely be inexcusable.

Yes indeed. My guess is that Carlos is already a different player mentally from last season or even January but there's no way to establish that beyond a doubt besides playing the big matches against other big match players.

 

[NoleFam]

We already know the big 3 are exceptional but Novak should be losing to players besides the 2 top guys at this stage.

His level is a shadow of what it was and if this were the WTA people would be howling about this stuff.

Djokovis is just doing GOAT things. We know you're upset about it. You don't have to tell us. Lol.

 

[Cindysphinx]

His girlfriend is fine leave her out of this. No matter what she does some clown would say she should have done the opposite.

Fritz might have explicitly asked her to do exactly what she does.

She’s thinking she could have picked better.

 

[JMR]

That was just pitiful serving at the end by Fritz. That’s purely mental.

When your biggest strength becomes a weakness, you know you've failed badly, at least for that encounter. If Fritz had blasted in big first serves and Djokovic had nailed them for winners, fine. Good for him. But serving into the net over and over again is, unfortunately, one of the clearest indicators of choking.

 

[chjtennis]

Fritz often rushes the serve for the next point. I don't know why he doesn't take a bit more time, pause and think.

That was especially obvious in this match. I thought he was rushing and didn't really plan the points.

 

[RSJfan]

All things considered this a GOAT mug performance.

 

[btsjungkook]

Does Alcaraz? I'm afraid a lot of people might be very disappointed on Friday, if Novak beats Alcaraz in 3 or 4 sets.

I doubt he wins this time, he played better at the AO despite the injury.