NEW YORK, Sept 4 — Novak Djokovic swept past Croatia’s Borna Gojo in straight sets today to book his place in the quarter-finals of the US Open.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion outclassed world No.105 Gojo to win 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 in 2hr 26min on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.
Djokovic will now face American ninth seed Taylor Fritz on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals as he chases a record-extending 24th Grand Slam title.
The 36-year-old Serbian star had been given a scare in the third round on Friday, forced to recover from a two-set deficit before beating compatriot Laslo Djere in five sets.
But there never looked like any chance of Gojo causing Djokovic similar difficulties, with the Croatian earning just one break point throughout the match.
Djokovic made only 12 unforced errors throughout the match compared to Gojo’s tally of 40, and broke his opponent five times on his way to a clinical victory. — AFP
