{"id":2012686,"date":"2023-08-26T01:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T05:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-open-2023-novak-djokovic-is-back-for-the-first-time-in-2-years-and-seeking-a-24th-major\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T01:08:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T05:08:13","slug":"us-open-2023-novak-djokovic-is-back-for-the-first-time-in-2-years-and-seeking-a-24th-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-open-2023-novak-djokovic-is-back-for-the-first-time-in-2-years-and-seeking-a-24th-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic returns after 2 years, aiming for 24th Major at US Open 2023."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-open-2023-novak-djokovic-is-back-for-the-first-time-in-2-years-and-seeking-a-24th-major%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012686&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Novak Djokovic Returns to the\u200d U.S. Open<\/h2>\n<p>NEW YORK \u2014 Novak Djokovic is back in the\u200c United States, back\u200d in New York \u2014 and\u2064 back at the U.S. Open for the first time in two years.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to compete at Flushing Meadows in 2022 because he\u200d was not\u2064 allowed to\u2062 fly to the country as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-demand-green-cards-for-temporary-protected-aliens-in-d-c-rally\/\" title=\"Democrats demand green cards for \u2018temporary protected\u2019 aliens in D.C. rally\">foreign citizen<\/a> \u200cwho is not vaccinated against COVID-19, the 23-time Grand Slam champion will be \u2062back in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday \u200cas\u2063 play begins in the season\u2019s final major tournament.<\/p>\n<p>He was asked Friday whether he harbored some resentment over the way things happened; Djokovic sat out tournaments in California and Florida in addition to the U.S. Open because of a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-open-2023-novak-djokovic-is-back-for-the-first-time-in-2-years-and-seeking-a-24th-major\/\" title=\"Novak Djokovic returns after 2 years, aiming for 24th Major at US Open 2023.\">federal rule related<\/a> to the pandemic that was \u200clifted in May.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/sports\/carlos-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-asylum-seekers-testimony-cant-be-considered-credible\/\" title=\"Supreme Court: Asylum-Seekers' Testimony Can't Be Considered Credible\">alcaraz<\/a>-beats-novak-djokovic-in-5-sets-to-win-wimbledon-for-his-2nd-major-trophy-5402015&#8243;><strong>Carlos\u200d Alcaraz Beats Novak \u200dDjokovic in 5 Sets to\u200c Win Wimbledon for His 2nd Major Trophy<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/16\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/sports\/carlos-alcaraz-will-face-novak-djokovic-in-a-wimbledon-mens-final-for-the-ages-5401177\"><strong>Carlos Alcaraz Will\u2062 Face \u200cNovak Djokovic in a Wimbledon Men&#8217;s Final for the \u2062Ages<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/15\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNo, there was no anger. \u200cIt was last\u2062 year \u200cduring the \u200bOpen that I felt it\u2019s a pity that I\u2019m not \u200bthere. I felt sad for not being able to participate,\u201d Djokovic said with a shrug of his shoulders, draped in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-raises-reward-for-pipe-bomb-suspect-info-to-six-figures\/\" title=\"FBI Raises Reward For Pipe Bomb Suspect Info To Six Figures\">gray hoodie<\/a>.\u200b \u201cBut this\u200d year, I mean, is\u2063 this year. I don\u2019t think about what happened in the last year or last \u2062couple \u200bof years. \u2064Just focusing my attention \u200cto this \u2063year\u2019s tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last match \u200dthe 36-year-old from Serbia played in Ashe was the 2021 U.S. Open final, \u2062a 6\u20134, \u20636\u20134, \u20626\u20134 loss to Daniil Medvedev.\u2063 Not only did that drop Djokovic\u2019s record in title matches\u200d at \u2063Flushing Meadows\u200b to 3\u20136 but, of more significance, it left him one victory shy of \u200ccompleting the first calendar-year Grand \u200dSlam \u2064in men\u2019s tennis\u200b since Rod Laver\u2019s in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic\u200d wept at the end of that match, something he \u200battributed that day to a mix of relief at his \u2064pursuit \u2064of the milestone \u2064no longer hanging over him and of appreciation for the\u200b way \u2064the thousands \u200bof spectators \u200csaluted his \u200ceffort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I felt from the crowd \u2014 that \u200bkind of connection and love and \u200dsupport that they gave me throughout the entire match, and also in \u2063the \u200bclosing ceremony \u2014 was something that I carry still in my \u2063heart,\u201d he said Friday.\u2062 \u201cI still feel vibes from that night of the finals, two years ago. I\u2019ll try to use that for this year\u2019s tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While that \u200dbit of history went by the wayside, Djokovic is still winning and chasing more achievements.<\/p>\n<p>He already has won more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/end-of-an-era-roger-federers-last-match-is-doubles-loss-with-rafael-nadal\/\" title=\"End of an Era: Roger Federer\u2019s Last Match Is Doubles Loss With Rafael Nadal\">major singles championships<\/a> than\u2062 any other man in tennis history, one more than Rafael Nadal and three more than Roger Federer. But that\u2019s not to\u2063 say\u200c he wouldn\u2019t love to get No. 24, which would put him one ahead of Serena Williams \u2064for the most in the Open era.<\/p>\n<p>He has spent more weeks ranked at No. 1 than any man or woman. But that doesn\u2019t mean\u2062 he would \u2062mind overtaking current ATP\u200c leader Carlos\u200d Alcaraz simply \u200dby defeating U.S. Open \u2062rookie Alexandre Muller\u200c on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Competitors know \u2062that\u2063 Djokovic can find motivation\u2063 anywhere. They also know \u2014 based on his titles\u2063 at the \u2062Australian Open in January and French Open in \u200bJune, and his \u2063run to the Wimbledon\u2063 final in July, and \u200bhis\u2063 victory over Alcaraz \u2064in the Cincinnati Masters final last weekend \u2014 \u200bthat\u200b he&#8217;s still \u2064a, if not the, favorite in every<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19, Djokovic returns to the U.S. Open after a two-year absence. The Serbian tennis star, who couldn&#8217;t participate last year due to travel restrictions, is now back in New York, ready to compete in the prestigious tournament. Despite being unvaccinated, Djokovic is determined to make his mark on the court once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2012687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}