Novak Djokovic is already in New York, where he aims at winning the US Open and clinch a historical year Grand Slam.
The Serbian sensation has already won the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon. He is widely considered the favorite to conquer this edition of the US Open. However, he had a rough setback during the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he wasn’t able to win a medal for his country.
In addition, Novak revealed that he could not play for the bronze medal in mixed doubles because he was dealing with multiple injuries. For this reason, the world number 1 decided to take a prolonged break after Tokyo to skip the ATP1000 in Toronto and Cincinnati.
Fortunately, Djokovic looked in great form in this video during his training at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Now ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 31st of July when he surrendered to world no.12 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the Bro. in Tokyo (draw).
At present, during this year Djokovic owns a 38-5 record. Djokovic has won 4 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open and in Wimbledon. The Serbian was the finalist in Rome.