But at his age you have to “be more appreciative, treat every Grand Slam as maybe the last in terms of commitment and performance.” He therefore sees each of the four major tournaments as a “golden opportunity to make history.”
Djokovic hasn’t won the US Open since 2018, with “only” three successes, the hard court highlight in New York is statistically not one of his favorite tournaments. At the Grand Slam level, nobody is more successful than “Djoker” (23 titles).
In 2020, he was disqualified at Flushing Meadows for frustratingly hitting a ball that then hit a linesman. In 2021 he lost in the final against Daniil Medvedev, last year Djokovic was not allowed to enter the USA due to the lack of a corona vaccination.
The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in 2022, with the 20-year-old Djokovic still has an open account since the final defeat in Wimbledon at the latest. Alcaraz has also been an international star since his coup last late summer – especially as the world number one. Which has certain side effects. “Some days I wish I was someone who wouldn’t be recognized at all. But it will be impossible. I have to enjoy that part too,” Alcaraz said at his press conference.
Alcaraz ennobles Djokovic: “One of the greatest of all time”
Since his first Grand Slam triumph a year ago, he has felt “more mature”, the Spaniard confessed – and did not spare compliments for Djokovic, who is 16 years his senior: “He is one of the greatest of all time in our sport, there is no doubt about that. Everything he does in the game is amazing.”
The paths of the two top seeded players of the US Open can only cross in the final on September 10th.
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