Novak Djoković defeated Taylor Fritz 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 in the US Open quarter-final on hard court, confirming his status as the heavy pre-match favourite with odds of 1.53 to Fritz's 2.69. The Serbian top seed controlled the opening sets with clinical efficiency, breaking Fritz's serve in key moments to secure the first two frames. Fritz mounted a brief resistance in the third set, taking it 6–3 to force a fourth-set decider, but Djoković regrouped and reasserted dominance in the final frame to close out victory in straight sets. The result advances Djoković into the semi-finals and maintains his pursuit of a record-extending Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows.