By Shrivathsa Sridhar

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Novak Djokovic reasserted his dominance over American Taylor Fritz with a 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-4 victory on Tuesday to set up a U.S. Open semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz, celebrating the win with a dance dedicated to his daughter on her birthday.

The 38-year-old arrived at Arthur Ashe Stadium having beaten Fritz in all 10 of their previous meetings but had to fight hard to move past last year’s runner-up and stay on track for a record 25th major title.

“It was an incredibly close match. It was really anybody’s match. I thought I was lucky to really save crucial breakpoints in the second set,” Djokovic said.

“For most of the second and third set he was the better player. In these kinds of matches, few points decide the winner. It was fortunately comi

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