Novak Djokovic has had a lot of success in New York, winning many matches, but he didn't always leave with the trophy.
The US Open has been rather disappointing for Djokovic. He played in multiple finals but lost quite a few of them. There are multiple reasons for that, but some of it is simply running into a better player at that time. Hard courts are the most common type of court, and many players play well on them.
It's certainly likelier to beat him on those courts than on grass, for example, even though he has incredible stats on both. When it comes to the US Open, he actually lost more finals than he won, something he referenced in his press conference ahead of the tournament.
Well, I actually lost more finals here than I won in my career. My score in the finals of US Open is the worst of all slams I think. There's some very close finals that I lost; some that I won. But generally I think the consistency of results here has been pretty good. I mean, I've played most of my US Open editions at least quarterfinals or better throughout the last 15 years.
Asked to explain why he's been losing frequently in the final, Djokovic, who will wear special shoes during his 2023 campaign, doesn't quite know. He hypothesized that it could be due to it being the final Grand Slam of the season. Maybe because it's been a long season, there could be many factors.
It could be the fact that it's in the end of the season in a way. End of the Grand Slam season. It's the last Grand Slam of the year. It's been eight tough months of tennis for all the players. Maybe that's the reason why you would probably see more surprises in this Grand Slam than maybe some other slams. That's the only thing that really comes to my mind.
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