“I never said I was going for a Grand Slam; that’s pressure right there. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, for example, never even managed to get just halfway there by winning the Australian Open and French Open in the same year. 1-seeded Djokovic will start his path at the U.S. Open on Tuesday night against Holger Rune, an 18-year-old from Denmark making his Grand Slam debut. If Djokovic wins the U.S. Open to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis in 52 years, Laver will be there to welcome him into a remarkably exclusive club. Someone mentioned that the man wearing the Rod Laver shoes was, indeed, Rod Laver.

Source: thestar August 29, 2021 21:45 UTC