New York – Novak Djokovic will make his case to be ranked atop the list of greatest champions in tennis history at this year’s U.S. Open, where he seeks an unprecedented 21st men’s Grand Slam singles crown.
The 34-year-old Serbian, who began playing tennis at age 4 after swinging a mini-racket as a toddler, will also try and complete the first men’s singles calendar-year Grand Slam since Australian Rod Laver in 1969.
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