Unrelenting Djokovic Refuses to Give up on Record Major Dream as US Open Begins
Djokovic chases a record 25th major as Jessica Pegula seeks her first Grand Slam and Venus Williams makes her 26th main-draw appearance.
- The 146th edition of the U.S. Open begins on Sunday at Flushing Meadows, with Jessica Pegula launching her bid for a maiden Grand Slam title while Novak Djokovic pursues a record 25th major.
- Djokovic, ranked fifth in the world at 39 years old, remains defiant in his pursuit, dismissing retirement talk in his documentary 'Novak Djokovic: the Wolf in Winter' while aiming to surpass Margaret Court as tennis history's most successful player.
- Pegula, 32, enters her 10th main draw appearance seeking her first major, while Marta Kostyuk holds a career-best ranking of 11th and opens against Australia's Storm Hunter at the Grandstand.
- Sunday's Arthur Ashe Stadium schedule features Venus Williams making her 26th appearance against Sofia Kenin, followed by matches for Pegula and Djokovic, while Louis Armstrong Stadium hosts Elina Svitolina and Tommy Paul.
- Building on semi-final runs at the French Open and Wimbledon, Kostyuk aims to scale greater heights with her career-best ranking of 11th, as competitors focus on moving past recent defeats to improve.
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NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The 146th edition of the U.S. Open kicks off on Sunday, with former finalist and local favorite Jessica Pegula launching her bid to win her maiden Grand Slam, while Novak Djokovic continues his quest for a record 25th major...
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Unrelenting Djokovic refuses to give up on record major dream as US Open begins
NEW YORK, Aug 29 : The 146th edition of the U.S. Open kicks off on Sunday, with former finalist and local favorite Jessica Pegula launching her bid to win her maiden Grand Slam, while Novak Djokovic continues his quest for a record 25th major.Two-time winner Venus Williams will make her 26th appearance in the
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