Djokovic tries to put the "Hammer" down in Slam questSerbia's Novak Djokovic reached the US Open quarter-finals and needs only three more wins to complete the first men's singles calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 yearsNEW YORK - Novak Djokovic warns his Grand Slam quest faces a tough challenge from Italian sixth seed Marco Berrettini in the US Open quarter-finals as they meet in a third consecutive Slam. The 34-year-old Serbian advanced within three matches of completing the first calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 years on Monday by fending off 99th-ranked American Jenson Brooksby 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. "If he serves well, which is his biggest weapon, he's tough. "We're going to play the third Grand Slam in a row against each other," he said. I mean, it has been now 16 years since my first center court Grand Slam match.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2021 04:18 UTC