The Latest: Djokovic Pulls Away to Reach US Open Quarters

Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, Jenson Brooksby, caused him fits and made a loud atmosphere under the lights.

At Arthur Ashe Stadium for half an hour and a whole set at the beginning, then one extremely exciting and competitive game afterwards.

The Latest: Djokovic Pulls Away to Reach US Open Quarters

That proved to everyone, but especially Djokovic, that Brooksby, a 20-year-old wild-card entrant from California with a ranking of 99 and no prior experience on a stage like this, belonged there.

Then, as expected, Djokovic demonstrated his greatness and the methods by which he has come so close to completing the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis in 52 years by winning the final three matches.

After becoming comfortable, No. 1 Djokovic sent messages to the crowd with roars and to Brooksby with staredowns en route to a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory on Monday night.

By beating the final remaining American singles player, he advanced his quest for a true Slam and a record-breaking 21st major championship.

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Djokovic Pulls Away From Brooksby To Reach US Open Quarterfinals

After two hours and 59 minutes, Djokovic breezed through the endurance test by winning 15 of the following 20 games after the prolonged broken serve.

Berrettini advanced after prevailing in a four-set match against Oscar Otte, a German qualifier rated 144th, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

– Olympic Champions Advance – British 18-year-old qualifier Emma Raducanu and Olympic Champions Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic advanced with straight-set victories in Tokyo.

By defeating Italian No. 13 seed Jannik Sinner 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (9/7), fourth-seeded German Alexander Zverev extended his winning streak to 15 matches.

Bencic, a Swiss 11th seed, defeated Iga Swiatek, a Polish 7th seed and the defending French Open champion, 7-6 (14/12), 6-3.

In 66 minutes, Raducanu, ranked 150th, defeated Shelby Rogers, ranked 43rd in the United States.

After Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi in 2017 and the United States’ Barbara Gerken in 1981, Raducanu is only the third qualifier to reach the women’s quarterfinals at the US Open.

Zverev, who finished second at last year’s US Open, has now advanced to the quarterfinals of his sixth Grand Slam tournament.

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Conclusion

Novak Djokovic has won three consecutive matches at the U.S. Open, putting him in the quarterfinals for the first time in men’s tennis.

The top seed won the final two and a half sets to advance to the quarterfinals and maintain alive his dreams of becoming the first male player.

He win all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same calendar year since 1969. The match ended 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

Next up for Djokovic is No. 6 seed Matteo Berrettini, the Wimbledon champion he defeated to give him a total of 20 Grand Slam championships, equaling the totals of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.