US Open Tennis
US Open Tennis Tournament, Olympic Champion Novak Djokovic Records: Novak Djokovic, full of enthusiasm after winning the gold medal in the Paris Olympics, will take the court to win a record 25th Grand Slam title in the US Open Tennis Tournament starting here on Monday.
Djokovic won the gold medal in men’s singles in Paris. He has a total of 99 titles to his name including 24 Grand Slams and he will try to complete his century of titles here. Apart from this, Djokovic also holds the record of being the world’s number one player for the greatest number of weeks.
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Djokovic said, “People ask me that now that you have won the gold medal, what is left to achieve now, but I still have the spirit to compete. I want to make history in the future and want to enjoy this phase of my career to the fullest.” This 37-year-old Serbian player will face 138th ranked Radu Albot of Moldova in the first round of the US Open.
After Roger Federer, no player has been able to win the tournament consecutively in the US Open and now Djokovic has this opportunity. Federer won five consecutive titles from 2004 to 2008. Djokovic has been given the second seed this time. Djokovic is likely to face a tough challenge from 21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz of Spain but is determined to win his fifth US Open title.