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Djokovic Digs Deep To Fend Off Brooksby At US Open

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World No. 1 to meet Berrettini in Wimbledon final rematch

Novak Djokovic needs just nine more sets to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam after surviving a physically draining early scare against #NextGenATP American Jenson Brooksby at the US Open on Monday night.

In a gruelling showdown under the lights, the top seed overcame a first-set wipe-out to deny the dogged No. 99 in the FedEx ATP Rankings 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in two hours and 58 minutes. Djokovic extended his unbeaten ATP Head2Head against Americans at their home Slam to 11-0 and his winning streak against Americans overall to 21.

In a rematch of the Wimbledon final, Djokovic will next meet sixth seed Matteo Berrettini. The Italian earlier defeated German qualifier Oscar Otte in four sets.

Having already been taken to four sets by Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Kei Nishikori this campaign, it was the third time in four matches he dropped the opening set and the eighth time in 25 Grand Slam matches this year he has done so and recovered to win. No other man in the Open Era has matched the feat.


Much to the home crowd’s approval, Brooksby bolted out of the blocks and had a bounce in his step as a drop shot secured a 3-0 lead. It set the tone for a lightning fast first set as an uncharacteristic errant Djokovic struggled to find his range.

“I must say that it wasn’t a great start for me, obviously. Jenson was pumped. He had a clear game plan, was executing well all the shots very efficiently,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview. “I was really on the back foot. I didn’t have the rhythm, made a lot of unforced errors and he was reading the play very well for about a set and a half.”

Brooksby – who was outside the Top 200 in the FedEx ATP Rankings less than four months ago – showed tremendous wheels throughout. His movement was on full display when he hustled for a string of extra shots before the Serbian finally dumped an overhead into the net in the closing game of the set.

The 20-year-old – already the youngest American to reach the fourth round in New York since a 20-year-old Andy Roddick in 2002 – threw up his arms as he secured the set after just 29 minutes. Djokovic had committed 11 unforced errors to his opponent’s one and knew a complete mental reset was imperative.


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It came immediately and with it, his first show of emotion as he broke for 2-0 in the second set. When he came out on top of a 23-shot rally a game later, the top seed again gestured to the crowd to make some noise in his favour.

As the match ticked over the one-hour mark, Brooksby brought Arthur Ashe Stadium alive again as he ripped a backhand pass down the line to bring up a break point at 1-3. In a nine-deuce 19-minute game, on his sixth break point opportunity, he finally secured the break back.

It was no momentum shift as Djokovic shook off the disappointment with another break and levelled the match after a 68-minute set. The Serbian pried open the match when he broke to open the third set and while both showed signs of a lull in intensity after a tough opening two sets, it was Djokovic who pulled clear with the third set in the bag after 48 minutes.

“I think the momentum changed midway through the second set, we played a couple of very long games. I lost my serve but I regrouped to re-break the next game and after that I started hitting more cleanly, hitting through the court,” Djokovic said. “Whenever I needed a serve I found my serve, I hit my spots well, but all in all it was a very physical battle, a lot of exhausting rallies. Credit to him for his performance tonight. It was fantastic.”

It prompted former champion Roddick to tweet just how difficult the challenge is of beating Djokovic at this level. “First he takes your legs… Then he takes your soul,” the American tweeted.

“Thanks Andy, I take that as a compliment – only the first part,” Djokovic said. “Tthe second part, I don’t take anybody’s soul. Everyone has their soul, we’re all beautiful souls so I appreciate everyone. But I’ll take your legs out, that’s for sure.”

After treatment on his left hamstring, there was no reprieve for Brooksby. His second double fault of the match proved costly as it surrendered his opening serve of the fourth set.

Djokovic sensed the double break opportunity as he scrambled to keep the point alive at 4-2. When Brooksby missed the subsequent overhead it brought up break point and Djokovic raised his arm triumphant to all corners. He landed the 5-2 advantage and quickly held to love to secure his passage into the quarter-finals, but his opponent had done enough to signal his future potential.

“He’s so crafty from the back of the court and he’s a very intelligent player and he’s only 20,” Djokovic said. “There’s a lot of time ahead of him. America has a bright future in tennis, that’s for sure.”

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Djokovic: I Had To ‘Find Holes’ In Brooksby’s Game

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Top seed rebounds from a set down for eighth time in a Slam this year

It is one feat to take a set off Novak Djokovic at a major. It takes a monumental step up to outlast the World No. 1 and carry that momentum to victory on a Grand Slam stage.

#NextGenATP American Jenson Brooksby rode a blistering start and the energy from his home crowd to blitz the opening set of his first ATP Head2Head showdown with the Serbian in his first outing on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night. But as seven contenders previously this season discovered, a one-set advantage did not transfer to the upset as Djokovic found his groove 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

“He played a perfect first set. Everything he intended to do he executed it perfectly,” Djokovic said. “On my end, I was just trying to find a rhythm, trying to read his game, trying to understand where I can find holes in his game and start to attack and shift the momentum to my side.”

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Djokovic began to turn the match in his favour midway through a torrid battle in the second set, a point of the match at which he admitted he needed to impose himself. It was a timely reminder of the physicality and mentality required to go the distance with the world’s best.

“I really wanted him to feel my presence on the court. I wanted the energy to shift on my side because he was a better player for a set and a half. He had the momentum,” Djokovic said. “I felt like that was the point where, OK, now I got him. He also was struggling a little bit physically at one point. I wanted to wear him down and it worked.”

Twenty-five matches down, the top seed stands three matches from the Grand Slam. A third straight major championship showdown against sixth seed Matteo Berrettini is his next hurdle in his 11th US Open quarter-final. Like Brooksby, in the Wimbledon final, Berrettini took the opening set only for the Serbian to reel him in.

Djokovic Digs Deep To Fend Off Brooksby At US Open
“[He’s the] hammer of tennis. Next to [Juan Martin] del Potro, probably the hardest hitter of serve and forehand,” Djokovic said. “He's got the lethal serve-plus-one game. He's already established as a top player.

“Without a doubt, he played a… semi-final here a couple years ago, final in Wimbledon. That was a tough four-setter. If he serves well, which is his biggest weapon, he's tough. He's tough on any surface to play against.

"I've had some really close matches with him at [Roland Garros] and Wimbledon recently. We're going to play the third Grand Slam in a row against each other. Hopefully the result will be the same as the previous two.”

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USO21: 51. wielkoszlemowy ćwierćfinał.


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1. Roger Federer 58
2. Novak Djoković 51
3. Rafael Nadal 44

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Quiz: Identify Novak Djokovic's Grand Slam Final Foes

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Sep 08, 2021

Outside of Nadal, Murray & Federer, who has Djokovic beaten in a major final?

Of Novak Djokovic’s 20 Grand Slam titles, 13 have come against his biggest rivals – Rafael Nadal (4), Andy Murray (5) and Roger Federer (4) – in the championship match.

Can you recall the seven other players he has beaten in a major final? In 2021 alone, the World No. 1 has overcome three different opponents to claim the title at the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

As Djokovic looks to make history at the US Open, with a record-breaking 21st major title and a calendar-year Grand Slam on the line, we put you to the test in this challenge.



Did You Know... Djokovic and Nadal both won their 20th Grand Slam titles at 34 years of age, respectively at 2021 Wimbledon and 2020 Roland Garros, while a 36-year-old Federer won his at the 2018 Australian Open. Comparing The Big 3's Slam Stats

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Djokovic Blunts ‘Hammer Of Tennis’ For US Open SF Berth

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Three-time champion to meet fourth seed Zverev next
Novak Djokovic has closed to within two matches of an historic Grand Slam after withstanding an early struggle against sixth seed Matteo Berrettini in the US Open quarter-finals on Wednesday night.

The top seed hailed the Italian as the “hammer of tennis” for his thunderous serve and forehand ahead of their third straight major championship showdown. But the Serbian again drew on his superior movement and returns to nullify the 25-year-old’s chief weapons 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in three hours and 30 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

For the fourth time in five matches this campaign, Djokovic dropped a set only to pull comfortably clear in the third and fourth sets. He remained unbeaten from their four ATP Head2Head meetings, improved to 12-0 in US Open quarter-finals and 42-9 across all majors at that stage. It was his 80th match win at Flushing Meadows.


“It was a great match, a lot of energy on the court, off the court as well. Matteo is a terrific player, an established Top 10 player. Every time we face each other it’s a close battle,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview.

“When I lost the first set I managed to forget about it and move on, kind of be in the moment and I think I was locked in from the beginning of the second set. I took my tennis to a different level. It was the best three sets of tennis I’ve played so far in the tournament for sure.”

Djokovic won 74 per cent of first-serve points and hit 44 winners, including 12 aces. He hit 15 fewer unforced errors than his opponent’s 43.

“I wanted to start out the match well, I thought I did tonight. I had some break points midway through the first set but he has one of the best serves in the game,” he said. “There’s a reason why they call him a hammer in tennis. He’s got a big serve and forehand.

“Next to [Juan Martin] del Potro probably the biggest serve and forehand we have in tennis so I had to be really focused on every point, not allowing him to come back into the match. I think it was a great performance overall.”


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The opening set was physically demanding as both battled hard on serve. Six of 12 games in the set went to at least one Deuce, the longest of which came at 2-3 with Berrettini serving.

In a 12-minute, seven-Deuce game, the Italian fended off two break points to hold with a bellow of “c’mon” for 3-3. It proved crucial as neither player could be separated.

Djokovic failed to capitalise when Berrettini landed only one of six first serves as he served to stay in the set at 4-5. A game later the sixth seed rolled a crosscourt forehand pass from deep behind the baseline to snare the first break and the chance to serve for the opening set.

If Djokovic was to keep his campaign alive he would have to do it from a set down for the third time as Berrettini converted on his fourth opportunity to take the opening set after 78 minutes.

The Italian finished the first set landing 63 per cent of first serves, but through his opening two games on serve in the second set he had dropped to 50 per cent and Djokovic pounced on the dip. The Serbian landed his first break of the match for 3-1 and although Berrettini pulled off back-to-back aces on his way to a 2-4 hold, the pressure did not subside.

Djokovic landed the double break and with it the set two games later when his opponent dumped a backhand into the net. Already down an early break in the third set, Berrettini was forced to dig deep for 1-3 as the roof began to close above Arthur Ashe Stadium. It did nothing to slow Djokovic’s momentum as he ran his opponent ragged to secure the double break and with it a two-sets-to-one lead.

The top seed had fans on their feet when he whipped a crosscourt forehand pass to break early in the fourth set and from there he never looked back. Fourth seed Alexander Zverev awaits in the semi-finals where Djokovic will seek revenge for his Tokyo Olympics semi-final defeat to the 24-year-old.

“He’s in tremendous form, he’s been winning a lot. After Wimbledon I don’t think he’s lost a match,” Djokovic said. “Winning gold in the Olympics, winning in Cincinnati pretty comfortably, he moved into the semi-finals here… We played a month ago in Tokyo. I was a set and a break up and he managed to turn that around.

“[It’s the] semi-finals of a Grand Slam right now, he’s one of the best players in the world and I’m pumped. The bigger the challenge the more glory in overcoming it.”

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