Novak Djokovic took town American Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday. The Serbian will play for his 24th Grand Slam singles title on Sunday.
The games that ended in Shelton's favor were the quick, one-two-punch type rallies. Anytime the Serbian got comfortable, he oftentimes won the point by tiring out Shelton or creating a great opportunity to execute.
After two straightforward sets, Shelton came back to life in the third set. He was up 5-4 and had a set point but was unable to break Djokovic's serve. The set came down to a tiebreaker which Djokovic won 7-4. Djokovic will become the new world No. 1 on Monday when the new rankings come out regardless of the final outcome. Because the star didn't play the U.S. Open last year, he had no points to defend, resulting in a ranking boost.will take place at 7 p.m. ET.
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