The 23-time Grand Slam champion swatted aside the upstart American by neutralizing Shelton’s biggest weapon — his serve.
That earned Djokovic a vicious glare from Shelton when the two met to shake hands at the net. For everyone else, the message was received. Djokovic, playing his 100th U.S. Open singles match, was marking his territory.He’ll have to defend it properly Sunday when he will play either top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz or third-seeded Daniil Medvedev for his third Grand Slam title this year and 24th of his career, which would be the record for major singles titles.
“I don’t like when I’m on social media and I see people telling me how I can celebrate or can’t celebrate,” he said. “You know, I think if you win the match, you deserve to do whatever you want.”Shelton, 20, arrived on the tournament’s biggest stage Friday as one of its buzziest rising stars. A former NCAA singles champion from Florida, this was his first year on tour.
“I learned a lot about myself these two weeks, knowing how deep I can go, how deep I can dig, what I can do competitively out on the tennis court, because I think it’s such a mental sport. That’s such a big side of it,” Shelton said.
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