Djokovic Shows No Mercy to Fritz, Books Place in Cincinnati Semifinals

Novak Djokovic showed no mercy to Taylor Fritz, crushing the top American 6-0, 6-4 to join Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters.

Djokovic, the world No. 3, was in complete control from the start, breaking Fritz's serve in the opening game of the match and never looking back. He won 81% of his first-serve points and saved all five break points he faced.

Fritz, who is ranked No. 14 in the world, was unable to find any rhythm against Djokovic and made 30 unforced errors. He had a brief resurgence in the second set, breaking Djokovic to lead 4-3, but Djokovic broke back immediately and served out the match in style.

Djokovic will now face Alcaraz in the semifinals. The Spanish teenager is the tournament's No. 1 seed and has yet to drop a set. Djokovic leads Alcaraz 2-1 in their head-to-head record.

The winner of the Djokovic-Alcaraz match will face the winner of the semifinal between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Andrey Rublev.

Djokovic is looking to win his first title in Cincinnati since 2018. He is also looking to improve his record in Masters 1000 finals, where he has a 32-19 record.