Novak Djokovic won't give dad a dressing down

NOVAK Djokovic might not agree with his father's fashion statement at the US Open but the Serbian is not about to make him change his ways.

Djokovic's father Srdjan has been notable in the player's box during his son's five matches at the tournament for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a large image of Novak's face.

"He's a proud father, what can I say?" Djokovic said when asked about his father's clothing choice. "I don't know exactly where he got his fancy shirt - it was somewhere in Belgrade - but he's my father and, if he wants to wear this shirt, he can wear this shirt. I'd never wear it. I don't like myself that much."

The T-shirt, purchased in the Serbian capital of Belgrade where they live, has become something of a lucky charm now that the No 3 seed has reached the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows for the fourth straight year.

Much like his father's garments, Djokovic has also garnered attention with some increasingly impressive tennis, but he will need to be at the top of his game - and need some luck to rub off his dad's T-shirt - to beat his next opponent... Roger Federer.