Patrick Mouratoglou is one of the most knowledgeable tennis coaches and he is extremely good at understanding the psychology of players. Patrick also owns a very successful academy in the south of France that has attracted many talents such as Stefanos Tsitsipas and Coco Gauff.
Why Djokovic defaulted
Unfortunately, Novak Djokovic showed too many nerves during his US Open 4th round against Pablo Carreno Busta. After slamming a ball violently in the 9th game of the opening set when he was unable to convert a set point, Novak hit a lines jusdge at her throat after losing the 10th game. That caused a rather shocking default.
According to Patrick, Novak had just too much on his plate during this US Open stint, and he was just unable to keep his nerves. Patrick tweeted:
“I feel that Novak had too much on his plate: trying to win this US Open was already a huge goal. Starting this player’s association and a campaign in order to convince players to be part of it is a full time job & a lot of extra stress. Nobody can afford to lose focus during a GS”
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 6th of September when he capitulated to Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-5 def.
in the 4th round of the U.S. Open.Currently, this year Djokovic has a 26-1 win-loss record. The Serbian has won 3 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai and in New York.
Serena Williams at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently the world no.8, Serena has a 14-4 win-loss record in 2020. Serena Williams is competing at the U.S. Open where she beat Kristie Ahn 7-5 6-3, Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-4 and Sloane Stephens 2-6 6-2 6-2.
Serena Williams will play Sakkari in the 4th round. The head to head is 1-0 for Sakkari.
Serena Williams has won 1 title in 2020 in Auckland.
The American won 73 titles in her career: 43 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)