Novak Djokovic beat Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6- 0, 6- 2, 6- 3 on his long- awaited US Open return on Monday
Novak Djokovic thrashed Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6- 0, 6- 2, 6- 3 on his long- awaited US Open return on Monday, guaranteeing he’ll take back the world number one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz. The 36- time-old Serbian star, who missed last time’s event over his turndown to be vaccinated against Covid- 19, is chasing a 24th Grand Slam title and plays Spain’s Bernabe Zapata Miralles in round two. Djokovic, a three- time US Open champion, reeled off the opening eight games of the match before Muller delinquently got on the board, earning sympathetic applause from a crowd including former US President Barack Obama and his woman, Michelle.
The alternate seed showed little mercy to his overmatched rival, breaking serve eight times and deciding palm in an hour and 35 twinkles.
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” I started extensively well out of the blocks,” said Djokovic, whose match did not begin until after 11 pm following a form honoring Billie Jean King and the 50th anniversary of equal prize plutocrat for men and women at the US Open.
” I knew it was going to be a late night for me, late launch of the match. nonetheless, I mean, I was agitated to go out on the court,” said Djokovic.
” I did not watch if I started after night because I was looking forward to this moment for many times, to be out on the biggest colosseum in our sport, the loudest colosseum in our sport, playing night session.”
” Everyone knows in tennis that night sessions at Arthur Ashe surely are the most instigative, delightful, loud, energetic sessions you can have out there on the tennis world,” he added.
Djokovic’s former match in New York was the 2021 final he lost to Daniil Medvedev, a defeat which stopped him from completing a timetable Grand Slam.
He bettered his first round record at the US Open to 17- 0 against Muller, who was making his main draw debut at the event.
” I suppose the performance explains how I felt tonight, particularly in the first two sets. It was kind of lights- out tennis really, nearly indefectible, perfect first set,” said Djokovic.
” I have presumably had the answer for every shot he’d in his book. Overall I am veritably, veritably pleased with the way I feel, with the way I am playing.
” Hopefully I can maintain that position. It’s just the morning of the event, but I formerly like the position of tennis.”
