His latest victory makes him the fourth oldest man\u2014after Pancho Gonzalez, Ken Rosewall and Jimmy Connors\u2014to advance to a US Open quarterfinal. Prior to Djokovic, Connors was the most recent man to achieve the feat, which he did during his famous run to the semifinals, at age 39, in 1991.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is Djokovic\u2019s 14th career singles quarterfinal at the US Open, meaning he separates himself from Roger Federer and Andre Agassi, both of whom notched 13.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He\u2019s now second on the men\u2019s Open Era list behind only Connors, who reached 17 US Open quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Serb, who is aiming all-time record 25th Grand Slam singles title, will nexy play No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz, who beat Tomas Machac in straight sets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, the 22-year-old Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach 13 Grand Slam quarterfinals in the Open Era with a 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-4 victory over France\u2019s Arthur Rinderknech.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rinderknech was appearing in the Round of 16 at a major for the first time and was bidding to become the first Frenchman to reach the quarters in Flushing Meadows since Gael Monfils in 2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, the 22-year-old Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach 13 Grand Slam quarterfinals in the Open Era with a 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-4 victory over France\u2019s Arthur Rinderknech.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Next up for Alcaraz is 20th seed Jiri Lehecka of Czechia, a 7-6(4), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, winner over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. It will be a rematch of this summer\u2019s Queen\u2019s Club final, won by Alcaraz, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n