Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic became the author of a unique achievement at the US Open-2023. In the quarterfinals of the US Open, he defeated the American Taylor Fritz - 6:1, 6:4, 6:4. Thanks to this, the 36-year-old Djokovic set the Grand Slam tournament record for the number of semi-final appearances among men.. Novak made it to the 1/2 finals for the 47th time in his career at the Grand Slam series competitions. According to this indicator, he surpassed the Swiss Roger Federer, who played 46 times in the semi-finals of the majors.. In third place is Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who has 38 semi-finals to his credit..

Note that the absolute record for the semi-finals of the Grand Slam was set in women's tennis. American Chris Evert reached this stage 52 times. Djokovic will face another US representative, Ben Shelton, in the semi-finals of the US Open-2023. Recall that Djokovic also holds the record for major finals - 35 and the number of titles - 23. Serb one trophy ahead of Nadal. If we take not only men's, but also women's majors, then American Serena Williams also has 23 Grand Slam titles, and Australian Margaret Court is the leader in this indicator (24).