August 30 – Novak Djokovic made a brilliant comeback in the US Open by defeating Alexander Muller 6-0,6-2,6-3. This victory will be very memorable for Djokovic because this is the 17th time that Djokovic has entered the second round after winning consecutive first-round matches. With this victory, Djokovic’s arrival in the top position has also been confirmed.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has not taken the Covid-19 vaccine, due to which he was not allowed to travel to America last year and missed the Australian Open and US Open tournaments.
23 Grand Slam winner Djokovic had to wait a long time for the match to start. The match was to be played at the Arthur Ashe Stadium where Djokovic was preceded by a match between Coco Gauff and Laura Natalie Siegmund which lasted almost three hours. Coco Gauff defeated Laura Natalie Siegmund 3-6,6-2,6-4 to advance to the next round. After that, a program was organized to mark the 50th anniversary of women getting an equal amount of prize money as men. Due to this Djokovic’s match started late.