(CNN)  -- Novak Djokovic left the Arthur Ashe Stadium Court to jeers and catcalls after his U.S. Open quarterfinal victory over Andy Roddick on Thursday night. Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open on Thursday. The Flushing Meadows crowd was enraged by comments the Serbian made in his post-match interview in which he criticized home favorite Roddick in no uncertain terms. Djokovic had been angered by apparently light-hearted remarks made by Roddick in which he accused the world number three of feigning injuries. "That's not nice, anyhow, to say in front of this crowd that I have 16 injuries and that I'm faking," Djokovic blurted out after his four-set victory.
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Novak Djokovic beats Andy Roddick in U.S. Open quarterfinal clash
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Djokovic is jeered off court after post-match comments about Roddick
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Roddick had accused the Serbian of feigning injuries, both later apologize
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Djokovic will meet defending champion Roger Federer in semifinals
After working his way back from a huge deficit, @placeholder was two points from forcing a fifth set at 5-4, 30-love in the fourth.
Third seed Djokovic was advancing to a semifinal meeting with former world number one Roger Federer, a rematch of last year's U.S. Open final, which @placeholder won for his fourth consecutive title at Flushing Meadows.