By publicly praising three US Open stars, Novak Djokovic demonstrated his class. Djokovic, who was once again trying to keep Margaret Court for the most major singles titles, didn’t have the most successful Grand Slam of the year.
He was unable to increase his record to twenty-four, however, as he was shocked to lose to Australian 28th seed Alexei Popyrin in the third round. Even so, that didn’t stop him from encouraging people who had won far more championships.
In his absence, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated American Taylor Fritz in the men’s final; Djokovic sent a message to both players and women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka.
The 37-year-old posted three stories to his Instagram page. The first featured a video of Sabalenka celebrating her victory over Jessica Pegula on Saturday by posing her hands like a tiger’s paw.
He wrote: “Congratulations, tigress.”
Then, in native Italian, Djokovic captioned a photo of Sinner holding the trophy. He wrote: “Congratulazioni.”
Djokovic also shared words for Fritz and wrote: “Well done on a great tournament and first Grand Slam final.”
Novak Djokovic in 2024
LWWWWWWLWW Currently the world no.4, Djokovic played his last match on the 30th of August when he lost to world no.24 Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Novak has a composed 31-8 win-loss record. Novak has won 1 title in Paris. Djokovic got to the final in Wimbledon.
He is also scheduled to play in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 2nd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October.
Aryna Sabalenka in 2024
LLWWWWWWWL Currently the world no.2, Sabalenka played her last match on the 7th of September when she beat world no.3 Jessica Pegula 7-5 7-5 in the final of the U.S. Open to win her 16th career title.
Presently, during this year Sabalenka owns a 46-11 win-loss record. The Belarussian conquered 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. Sabalenka got to the final in Brisbane, Madrid and Rome.
Aryna Sabalenka will fight against the world no.443 Petra Kvitova in the final on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their head to head is 3-2 for Kvitova.
Sabalenka conquered 3 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. The Belarussian was the runner-up in Brisbane (Brisbane International), in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Aryna won 16 titles in her career: 12 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)
Jannik Sinner in 2024
WWWWWWWWWW Now ranked no.1, Jannik played his last match on the 8th of September when he overcame world no.7 Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the final in the U.S. Open to win his 17th career title.
During this season the Italian has a 55-5 win-loss record. The Italian has won 6 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
Taylor Fritz in 2024
WLWWLWLLWW Ranked world no.7, Taylor played his last match on the 8th of September when he was overcome by world no.1 Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the final in the U.S. Open (draw).
This season Taylor has a 44-17 record. Taylor clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Delray Beach and Eastbourne. Taylor was the finalist in Munich and at the U.S. Open.
Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Sinner. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Jannik Sinner won 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 8th of September 2024.
Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz |
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