Djokovic beat Tien in the US Open debut and has a Connors record in the sights

Novak Djokovic (7th) successfully exceeded what in the previous one seemed to be a more than complicated debut in the US Open. In just over two hours of play, he beat Learner Tien (48 °) 6-1, 7-6 (3) and 6-2.

In the first set he had no fissures and only needed 24 minutes. However, in the second, the procedure was marked significantly and could only solve it in the Trebreak. With a countenance countenance, he did not see the European comfortable and He had to ask for the entrance of the physio for a problem on his foot.

Finally, after having started a break down in the third, he was able to accommodate and directed his victory in corridos sets. This is not a detail at all, taking into account how important it is to advance with the shortest possible time.

Nole arrived at Flushing Meadows No previous matches on hard courts after their absences in the Toronto and Cincinnati Masters 1000. To find the last performance of the Serbian, you have to go back to Wimbledon’s semifinals before Jannik Sinnernumber 1 in the world, on July 11.

In this edition of the last Grand Slam of the season he will seek to leave behind what happened to him last year when he was early eliminated by falling into the third round against Australian Alexei Popyrin.

A detail to enhance the magnitude of this defeat is that so far it has a record of 36-0 In the first round of the US Open. His most premature outputs of the tournament were in the R3 of the 2005 editions (Fernando Verdasco), 2006 (Lleyton Hewitt) and, the aforementioned, 2024.

With 393 victories in Grand Slam, and 54 losses, More and more stretches its supremacy in this area. Behind appear Roger Federer (369-60), Rafael Nadal (314-44), Jimmy Connors (233-49), Andre Agassi (224-53) e Ivan Lendl (222-49).

In addition, he will try to become the first player in history to win 25 Grand Slam titles in singles and match Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer with the largest number of US Open male titles in the open era (5).

The Balkan stayed with the crown in Flushing Meadows in the 2011 editions (in the final he beat Rafael Nadal), 2015 (vs. Roger Federer), 2018 (vs. Juan Martín del Potro) and 2023 (vs. Daniil Medvedev). In this 2025, he also managed to reach the semifinals of the three Majors played until at the time.

In turn, you have a record of 78-2 In the first round of Grand Slam. After having started with a 3-2 record, He won 74 in a row Since he lost to Paul Goldstein (68 ° at that time) at the Australia Open (2006). In the United States Open, meanwhile, holds a brand of 53-1 Before players outside the top 30 (he only lost with Fernando Verdasco (48 °) in the R3 of 2005).

With 91 celebrations in Flushing Meadows, it is in the second position behind Jimmy Connors (98). The list completes it Federer (89), Andre Agassi (79) e Ivan Lendl (73).

Tien reached this duel with an interesting 4-1 against Top Ten this year: vs. Andrey Rublev (Washington), Ben Shelton (Majorca), Alexander Zverev (Acapulco) and Daniil Medvedev (Australian Open). The only fall was against Zverev (Roland Garros).

For now, former number 1 in the next round will be measured before the American Zachary Svajda (143 °) who surpassed Zsombor Piros (156 °) 6-4, 6-2 and 7-5.

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