Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Feliciano Lopez, of Spain, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. AP
NEW YORK, United States—Novak Djokovic stormed into his sixth US Open final Friday with a 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 rout of defending champion Marin Cilic in the most one-sided New York semi-final of the modern era.
The world number one and 2011 champion now awaits the winner of the second semi-final between five-time champion Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, the French Open champion.
It was the most lop-sided semi-final result of the Open Era, beating Lleyton Hewitt’s 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 2001.
Djokovic has now reached the finals of all the four majors this year, winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles and finishing runner-up to Wawrinka in Paris.
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