It seems as though the stars are really aligned for Novak Djokovic at the current U.S. Open. Siege number two was already considered the favorite to clinch the American slam. In addition, he received a fantastic draw that has become better and better with the early exit of some top players that were in his half, such as Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud.
According to his projected path, Novak should have a difficult ride only when he is expected to face home favorite Taylor Fritz in the quarters before plausibly playing against an in-form Frances Tiafoe.
Djokovic at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Now ranked no.2, the Serbian achieved a compiled 40-5 record in 2023. Novak is now playing at the U.S. Open where he conquered the world no.84 Alexandre Muller 6-0 6-2 6-3 and the world no.76 Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-4 6-1 6-1.
Novak Djokovic will play the world no.38 Laslo Djere in the 3rd round. Their record is 1-0 for Djokovic.
The Serbian has won 4 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open and Cincinnati. The Serbian reached the final in Wimbledon.
Novak won 95 titles in his career: 51 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Now the world no.7, the Greek played his last match on the 30th of August when he lost to world no.128 Dominic Stricker 7-5 6-7(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-3 in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
During this season the Greek has an overall 41-16 win-loss record. Stefanos clinched 1 title in Los Cabos. Tsitsipas reached the final at the Australian Open and Barcelona.
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas squared off 13 times. Their head to head is 11-2 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 29th of January 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Casper Ruud in 2023
LWLWLLLLWL Now ranked no.5, Casper played his last match on the 30th of August when he was defeated by world no.67 Zhizhen Zhang 6-4 5-7 6-2 0-6 6-2 in the 2nd round in the U.S. Open (draw).
This year Ruud has a 30-18 match record. This year, the Norwegian conquered 1 tournament in Estoril. Casper was the runner-up at the French Open and in Bastad.
