Novak Djokovic ‘deserves crowd support’ claims former British No.1
Novak Djokovic is set to return to the US Open for the first time in two years, and former No.4 Johanna Konta believes that ‘crowd support’ for the Serb could spur him onto winning a historic 24th major title.
Djokovic missed the New York major in 2022 due to his Covid-19 vaccination status, but a rule change made back in May means that he is now able to return to the States.
The 36-year-old made a winning start in his US return, after beating Carlos Alcaraz to claim his third title at the Cincinnati Masters.
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Djokovic faced a similar situation when returning to Australia this year, where he won the Adelaide International and a 10th Australian Open title, and Konta believes…