{"id":2012858,"date":"2023-08-26T08:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T12:41:02","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-2\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T08:42:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T12:42:39","slug":"us-open-2023-novak-djokovic-is-back-for-the-first-time-in-2-years-and-seeking-a-24th-major-2","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-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic returns to US Open 2023, chasing 24th Major."},"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\">20<\/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-2%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=2012858&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 \u2063to the U.S. Open<\/h2>\n<p>NEW YORK \u2014 Novak Djokovic is back in\u200b the United States, back in New York \u2014 and back \u2064at the U.S. Open for the first \u200dtime in two years.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to compete at Flushing Meadows in 2022 because he was not allowed to fly to the\u2064 country as a foreign citizen who is not \u2062vaccinated against COVID-19, the 23-time Grand Slam champion will be back in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday as play begins in the season\u2019s <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-2\/\" title=\"Novak Djokovic returns to US Open 2023, chasing 24th Major.\">final\u200b major tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was asked Friday whether he \u2064harbored some resentment \u200bover the way things happened; Djokovic sat \u200bout tournaments in California and Florida in \u200daddition to the U.S. Open because of a <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 lifted 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 Alcaraz Beats Novak Djokovic in 5\u2064 Sets to Win Wimbledon \u2062for\u2064 His 2nd \u2062Major 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 Face Novak Djokovic in a Wimbledon Men&#8217;s Final \u200dfor the Ages<\/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. It was last year during \u2063the\u200b Open that I felt it\u2019s a pity that \u2064I\u2019m not there. I felt sad for not being able\u2063 to participate,\u201d Djokovic said with a shrug of his shoulders, draped in a \u200dgray\u2063 hoodie. \u201cBut this year, I mean, is this year. I don\u2019t think about what happened in the last year or last couple of years. Just focusing\u2062 my attention to this year\u2019s\u200d tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last match\u200c the 36-year-old\u2064 from Serbia played \u2064in Ashe was the 2021 U.S. Open final, a\u200c 6\u20134, 6\u20134, 6\u20134 loss \u2063to Daniil Medvedev. \u2064Not only did that drop Djokovic\u2019s record in title matches at Flushing Meadows to 3\u20136 but, of \u2063more \u2062significance, it left him one victory shy of completing the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men\u2019s tennis\u2062 since Rod Laver\u2019s in \u20641969.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic wept at the end of that match, something he attributed \u200dthat day to a mix of relief at\u200c his pursuit of the\u2064 milestone no \u200clonger\u200d hanging over \u2063him and of\u2064 appreciation for the way the thousands\u200c of spectators saluted\u200c his effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u200d felt from the crowd \u2014 that kind of connection and \u2062love and support that they gave me throughout the entire match, and also in the closing ceremony \u2014\u2064 was something that \u200bI\u200b carry \u200cstill in my heart,\u201d he said Friday. \u201cI still \u2064feel vibes from that\u200c night \u2062of the finals, two years ago. I\u2019ll try \u200cto use that for this year\u2019s tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While that bit of history went by the wayside, Djokovic is still \u2062winning and\u2062 chasing\u2062 more achievements.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2062 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 any \u200dother man in tennis history, one more than Rafael Nadal and\u200d three more \u2062than Roger Federer. But that\u2019s not to say he wouldn\u2019t love \u200dto get \u200dNo. 24,\u2063 which would put him one ahead of Serena Williams for the most in the Open era.<\/p>\n<p>He has spent\u200d more weeks\u2064 ranked at No. 1 than\u2062 any \u2063man or woman. But that doesn\u2019t mean he would mind overtaking current ATP\u200b leader Carlos Alcaraz simply by defeating U.S. Open rookie Alexandre Muller on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Competitors know that Djokovic\u2064 can find motivation\u2064 anywhere. They also know\u2063 \u2014 based on his titles\u200c at\u2063 the Australian Open in January and French\u200c Open\u200c in June, and his run to the Wimbledon\u2062 final in July, and his victory over Alcaraz in the Cincinnati Masters final last weekend \u2014\u2063 that he&#8217;s still a, if not the, favorite\u2064 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 eager to make his mark in New York once again. Despite vaccination hurdles, Djokovic is determined to showcase his skills on the grand stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2012859,"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-2012858","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\/2012858","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=2012858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}