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Djokovic raring to seize his New York moment

Serbian 'hugely inspired' by chance to complete calendar-year Grand Slam

China Daily | Updated: 2021-08-30 09:13
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Novak Djokovic, pictured returning to Italy's Matteo Berrettini during the Wimbledon final on July 11, is the top seed and overwhelming favorite for the men's singles title at the US Open, which begins in New York on Monday. AP

NEW YORK-Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will try to complete the first calendar-year men's singles Grand Slam in 52 years and become the all-time men's leader in Slam titles by capturing the US Open.

Not since Rod Laver in 1969 has the feat been achieved and the chance at tennis history has fueled Djokovic's fire to finish the 2021 sweep.

"I know how big of an opportunity is in front of me," the Serbian star said. "I'm very motivated to play my best tennis. I'm hugely inspired and motivated by that, no doubt."

Five past champions won't be in the field when the showdown begins on Monday on the hard courts at Flushing Meadows, with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka, Juan Martin del Potro and 2020 winner Dominic Thiem absent due to injuries.

That leaves the main obstacles in Djokovic's path to a 21st career Slam crown as a set of rising 20-something talents trying to build their trophy hauls-Russia's second-ranked Daniil Medvedev, Greece's third-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas and fourth-ranked Olympic champion Alexander Zverev of Germany.

The roots of Djokovic's amazing 2021 run were in last year's US Open, where he was defaulted out of the tournament in the fourth round against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta when he struck a ball and it accidentally hit a line official in the throat.

The 34-year-old has not dropped a Grand Slam match this year, beating Medvedev in the Australian Open final, Tsitsipas in the French Open final and Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final.

"It's really fortunate for me and incredible that it's all coming together in the same year," Djokovic said. "That's something that I didn't expect but I always dream of achieving the biggest things in sport."

The men's Slam has been done only by Australian Laver in 1962 and 1969 and American Don Budge in 1938.

"What he achieved this year is something amazing," Nadal said. "I definitely believe that he can do it, without a doubt."

After opening against a qualifier, Djokovic could face sixth seed Berrettini in a quarterfinal, Zverev in a semifinal and Medvedev or Tsitsipas in the final.

Djokovic briefly has held all four Slam titles at once, winning his fourth in a row at the 2016 French Open to complete a career Grand Slam.

In his career, Djokovic has won nine Australian Opens, six Wimbledon crowns, two French Opens and the 2011, 2015 and 2018 US Opens.

He has spent a record stint at world No 1, more than 335 weeks, and comes into the US Open not having played since losing the Olympic bronze-medal match to Carreno Busta.

Nadal, who along with Federer and Djokovic shares the men's record at 20 Slam titles, sees no reason why Djokovic won't finish what he has started.

"Well, he already won three. So when you win three, you can win four, without a doubt, no? He did 75 percent of the way. He is going to be playing on hard court, probably his best surface, so why not?" Nadal said.

The "Big Three" of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have won 60 of the past 72 majors since Federer took his first at Wimbledon in 2003, but six of the 12 won by others have come at the US Open.

Rivals ready

US Open 2019 runner-up Medvedev, who won a tuneup title at Toronto, sees Djokovic as the clear favorite.

"Definitely Novak is going to be the highest contender," Medvedev said. "He is the man under pressure, but I think he likes it.

"I'm going to try to do my best. If I manage to keep the level I'm playing at right now, I have good chances to go far. I just want to play good."

Tsitsipas is proud of his ranking and his run to the Roland Garros final.

"Three is a number that's very significant," Tsitsipas said. "It pushes me so much to sustain that, to want to go the extra mile."

Zverev, last year's US Open runner-up, won the Cincinnati title and beat Djokovic in the Olympic semifinals. He's on a 12-match win streak.

"I'm extremely hungry. I'm not satisfied yet," Zverev said. "I'm looking forward to ... proving I'm still one of the best players."

AFP

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