DJOKOVIC-FEDERER SEMIFINAL A REGULAR OCCURRENCE

Written by: Staff on 10th September 2011

DJOKOVIC-FEDERER SEMIFINAL A REGULAR OCCURRENCE

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With a victory today over Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer will advance to his seventh US Open men’s singles final, which would be tied for the sixth-most in U.S. Championships/US Open history and tied for third most in the Open Era. Djokovic, meantime, is attempting to reach his third men’s singles final after falling to Federer in 2007 and to Rafael Nadal a year ago.

DJOKOVIC-FEDERER SEMIFINAL A REGULAR OCCURRENCE

With victories in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic set up a very familiar men’s semifinal match today. The two men—the most consistent performers at the US Open over the past decade—will meet today for the fifth consecutive year on the tournament’s final weekend and for the fourth straight year in the men’s singles semifinals.

The only other time in the Open Era that two men have met for even three consecutive years in the US Open semifinals was from 1978 to 1980, when John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors squared off, with Connors winning in 1978 and McEnroe pulling out victories in 1979 and 1980

(Courtesy of USTA)