India, Sept. 3 -- Novak Djokovic had to battle past home favourite Taylor Fritz in a four-set tussle on Arthur Ashe Stadium, but the record slam-winning legend showed all his experience and nous as he fought through a dangerous opponent and a feisty crowd to reach his fourth grand slam semifinal of the year.

It wasn't a match without its distractions. Djokovic has a long and contentious history with the New York crowd going right back to his famous match-point-saving performance against Roger Federer at this venue in 2011, and he found himself once again at odds with the boisterous late-night crowd as the match trickled over past 11 PM local time.

Djokovic started off with a two-set lead, but even that wasn't easy as Taylor Fritz pushed...