Most of the attention at this year’s United States Open focused on Serena Williams and her pursuit of a Grand Slam. The men’s draw was considered a side event. But with Williams’s loss to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals on Friday, Novak Djokovic can match her success this year, and even go beyond it.
Williams won three major tournaments, and Djokovic is one win away from also winning three, although he also reached the final of the French Open.
The No. 1-seeded Djokovic hammered No. 9 Marin Cilic, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2, on Friday in the first men’s semifinal in Arthur Ashe Stadium.