Novak Djokovic beats Ben Shelton in straight sets to reach the US Open final – where he will play Carlos Alcaraz or Daniil Medvedev

Novak Djokovic moved himself one step closer to equaling Margaret Court’s record of 24 grand slam singles after holding on amid a late surge from American prodigy Ben Shelton.

The No. 2 seed survived set point in the third, and final set, to triumph 6-3 6-2 7-6 – despite the will of Shelton and the partisan Arthur Ashe crowd. 

Djokovic will play the winner of tonight’s semifinal between No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz and No. 3 Daniil Medvedev. 

More to come… 

Djokovic took control of the encounter early, winning the opening set 6-3 and the second 6-2

The gallant Altanta, Georgia native let out his frustrations during the match vs. the No. 2 seed