Laslo Djere believes he can beat Novak Djokovic

After his first match performed on the 2024 US Open in opposition to Radu Albot, Novak Djokovic had stated that he most well-liked to play within the day session quite than the evening session. The organizers of the final Grand Slam of the season didn’t fulfill the previous no 1 on the earth, which was scheduled because the final match of the day on the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion will face his compatriot Laslo Djere, who final yr had introduced him to the fifth set solely to surrender after a really laborious battle. Novak will need to repeat the errors of 2023 and attempt to begin the match higher than final yr, when he was two units down resulting from numerous unforced errors.

The 37-year-old from Belgrade is among the predominant favorites for the win in New York, the place he hopes to win the twenty fifth Slam of his superb profession. Novak has not but received a Main in 2024 and suffered a transparent defeat in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz within the remaining of the Wimbledon Championships, the place he by no means managed to place his opponent in problem additionally due to his poor bodily situation (The Serbian had undergone knee surgical procedure a number of weeks earlier). Djokovic has shocked the world so many occasions and remains to be hungry, but it surely won’t be simple for him to win this version of the US Open.

Djokovic will begin favourite in opposition to Djere

Novak Djokovic will begin favourite in opposition to his compatriot Laslo Djere tonight, however he should be cautious of a really harmful opponent on this floor.

Talking with Sportklub earlier than the match, Djere opened up on going through Nole in New York: “There’s not a lot to say. I’ll be bodily prepared, hopefully the arm will probably be high-quality. Everyone knows who Novak is and what he has completed in tennis. The numbers are on his aspect – not simply in opposition to me, however in opposition to anybody. Final time I performed effectively and was in good condition, I performed very effectively in opposition to Novak. After all, your probabilities are usually not nice when he’s on the opposite aspect of the web, however I’m satisfied that this sport could be very unusual.”

The 24-time Grand Slam champion has not had a simple path to the US Open, however he averted Carlos Alcaraz (who ended up within the draw break up headed by Jannik Sinner). The Serbian legend might use the primary week to choose up the tempo and specific her finest tennis within the decisive rounds.

Throughout an interview with Eurosport, Novak mirrored on his present standing: “I hope to by no means get better from that (profitable the Olympics), as a result of it’s the perfect set of emotions that I ever had as an athlete. On the court docket but in addition off, once we went again to rejoice with our individuals, all the Serbian Olympians that managed to win a medal. It was a really distinctive second for me.

I’ll always remember it and I’ll attempt to use it as an awesome confidence enhance for what’s developing in New York within the subsequent few weeks. I haven’t had a lot time to get better or a lot time to coach. I attempted to get essentially the most out of the few weeks that I had. I had extra time than all the opposite guys that performed the tournaments, however that was a aware resolution that I made to not have any lead-up tournaments to the US Open as a result of I simply felt that the calendar is simply too congested this yr with the Olympics. I wanted my break, quick however candy, celebration, household high quality time after which in fact I began my coaching and attempting to construct my physique, construct my kind for the beginning of the event.”

Nole is concentrated on the purpose

The previous world no 1 gave the impression to be in disaster early within the season and his motivation was very low, however the ambiance of the Olympics allowed him to return to a really excessive degree. The 37-year-old from Belgrade stated he want to proceed taking part in on the prime degree for a number of extra years, maybe till the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

“Younger gamers are hungry and decided to point out their finest tennis in opposition to me, which provides me additional motivation, awakens a type of beast in me. For example, dropping the Wimbledon 2023 remaining in opposition to Alcaraz damage me so much. I contemplate the Spaniard essentially the most full tennis participant I’ve seen in a very long time. That defeat angered me a lot that I discovered the required vitality to then win in Cincinnati and the US Open. Having all these rivals is a good alternative to proceed reinventing myself and making an effort on daily basis” – Nole defined throughout the present ’60 Minutes’.