Novak Djokovic returns to US after 2 years, wins first match at Cincinnati Open

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Novak Djokovic won the first set of the Cincinnati Open 6-4 against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who retired with pain in his back. It was Djokovic's first match in the US after 2019 when he was not allowed to participate in the U.S. Open for not taking the mandatory Corona vaccine before the match.

It was not one of the best games Djokovic has ever played at the Cincinnati Open. He was slow, uncharacteristically sloppy, and made too many errors while facing the much junior Spaniard in world ranking. Somehow, he won the set before Fokina retired with an aching back.

After losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Wimbledon Championship last month, Djokovic will certainly try his best to win the U.S. Open that begins August 28.

The US Open will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

Talking about the Cincinnati Open, he said that he won it in 2018 last time and it is special for him. He also said that time flies and it appears as if it was yesterday. He said that Cincinnati Open was the only major event he had not won for years and lost to Roger Federer four to five times.

Novak Djokovic said that he missed the US for two years and he is happy to be back to play here again. He will meet Gael Monfils in the second round of the Cincinnati Open.

The world number 2 player is chasing his dream of winning the US Open a maximum number of times. Chris Evert holds the record of winning the US Open most times by any player male or female by winning six times. She won the US Open in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, and 1982. Among men, Roger Federer won the