Ever since 2008, Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic have played tennis against one another in Asia and the Middle East, in France, Canada, Ohio and New York. They have played in major tournaments, ATP events and the Davis Cup; on grass, clay and hardcourts.
There has been great variety in the settings of their 13 matches, but one common thread: Djokovic has won them all.
The latest encounter in that lopsided series will come in the men’s semifinals of the United States Open on Friday after Djokovic, the No. 1 seed, outlasted Feliciano Lopez, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), in a nighttime quarterfinal that did not end until 1:07 a.