U.S. Open: Djokovic Advances.

Novak Djokovic's U.S. Open quarter-final was suddenly tied at a set apiece, and he tore off his shirt as he headed to the sideline. He sat, halfheartedly tried to smash his racket, then began screaming.

Hardly the first time, nor likely to be the last, that Djokovic let out a little emotion during a match. Whatever gets you through the day, right?

Gathering himself after getting pushed around a bit by an opponent with an unconventional style, Djokovic wound up reaching the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the ninth consecutive year with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) victory over 18th-seeded Feliciano Lopez that finished a little after 1 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
For all of that success getting to the closing days of the U.S. Open, though, Djokovic has one championship to show for it, in 2011. His other eight major titles came at either the Australian Open or Wimbledon.
Still, the No. 1-ranked Serb is certainly consistent: He has now made it to the semifinals at 22 of the past 23 major tournaments.

On Friday, he will take on defending champion Marin Cilic, who was unfazed by wasting a big lead or match points while holding on to beat 19th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4 earlier Tuesday.

"A big mental fight," the Croatian called it, "especially after losing that fourth set."
Djokovic has never lost to Cilic, winning all 13 of their matches.

The two men's quarter-finals on the other half of the men's draw are Wednesday: No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 12 Richard Gasquet of France, and No. 5 Stan Wawrinka vs. No. 15 Kevin Anderson of South Africa.
Lopez's loss dropped him to 0-4 in Grand Slam quarterfinals; this was his first time that far in New York.

Source: CBC Sports