Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, Jenson Brooksby, caused him fits and generated a loud environment under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium for half an hour and a full set at the beginning, then one extremely exciting and competitive game afterwards.
That proved to everyone, but especially Djokovic, that Brooksby, a wild-card entrant from California with a ranking of 99 and no previous experience on a stage like this, belonged there.
First Calendar-Year Grand Slam In Men’s Tennis In 52 years, Needing Just Three More Wins.
Not surprisingly, Djokovic then proceeded to demonstrate 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, needing just three more wins.
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. In doing so, he advanced his quest for a career Grand Slam and a record-breaking 21st major championship, and he also eliminated the final remaining American singles player.
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Try To Complete The First Calendar-Year Grand Slam By A Man Since 1969.
None of the men or women from the host country advanced past the round of sixteen, a first for the competition which dated back to the 1880s. Following his match against Berrettini, Djokovic will face No. 6 seed Matteo Berrettini.
The man he defeated to win Wimbledon and give him 20 Grand Slam championships, tying him with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most by a male player. Despite losing a tiring 24-point game that dropped his advantage to 3-2.
Djokovic continued to try to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam by a man since 1969. He took back the lead after breaking Brooksby in the next game and winning the following one as well.
Becoming Only The Third Female Qualifier To Reach The U.S. Open Quarterfinals In The Professional Era.
It took 1 hour and 8 minutes to complete the second set. Emma Raducanu advanced all the way to the U.S. Open quarterfinals from the qualifying rounds. The 18-year-old British player swept through the American Shelby Rogers 6-2, 6-1 to join fellow teen Leylah Fernandez in the women’s round of eight.
Following her run to the fourth round at Wimbledon, Raducanu has gone one better at the year’s last Grand Slam tournament, becoming only the third female qualifier to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals in the professional era.
The United States Also Had The Most Female Athletes (22 total) Competing.
Rogers, who had previously eliminated No. 1 seed Ash Barty, took an early 2-0 lead, but Raducanu stormed back to win the next 11 games. As for Ashleigh Barty, the top-ranked player at Wimbledon, Bencic will face Raducanu next.
Raducanu is making her US Open debut and has won all four of her matches without dropping a set. Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, the fourth seed and the runner-up at Wimbledon this year, defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, the fourteenth seed.
Maria Sakkari, the 17th seed from Greece, or Bianca Andreescu, the sixth seed from Canada, awaits her in the next round. Andreescu won the US Open in 2019. The United States also had the most female athletes (22 total) competing.
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Final Words
However, four players dropped out due to injury or illness before the game even started: Women’s tennis has produced 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, 7-time winner Venus Williams, the runner-up at the French Open in 2020, Sofia Kenin, the champion at the Australian Open in 2020, and the runner-up at the Australian Open in 2021, Jennifer Brady.
