Sunday, August 29, 2021

Djokovic Has a Chance to Make History Twice

The US Open starts up tomorrow. The main storyline is Novak Djokovic, the greatest of all time. I make this claim and provide my argument for it here.

He's trying to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win a calendar-year grand slam. In the history of the game, only two men (Don Budge and Rod Laver) and only three women (Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, and Steffi Graf) have pulled this feat off, so it's extremely rare, to put it mildly.

But besides the calendar year grand slam, he's also trying to win his 21st grand slam. No other man in the history of the game has won that many. He's currently tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 grand slams.

So a chance to set two historical marks. There's a ton of pressure on him and media scrutiny will be intense. Should be exciting!
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