Novak Djokovic won what is still his most recent Grand Slam title, two years ago, on the same Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York. At that time, the Serbian all-time great was poised on the cusp of establishing new records in the sport, with everyone wondering how many Slams he could add before calling it quits.
Djokovic booked his ticket to the 2025 US Open quarterfinals with a dominating straight-sets victory against Jan-Lennard Struff, taking just an hour and 55 minutes on Arthur Ashe. Three wins stand between him now and an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam title, a feat that no one has even reached. Thinking about the possibility, the 38-year-old and the oldest man since Jimmy Connors in 1991 to reach the US Open last eight confessed the achievement “could be” the high point of his playing career. He had likened winning in New York again as a “full-circle” moment and the perfect way to end a historic chapter, fueling speculation of a potential retirement.
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“Still a very long way [to go]. In the last couple of years, I learned to take one match at a time. And yes, of course, I’m dreaming about winning another Slam, and it would be amazing if I do it here.
“But I can’t allow myself to go that far with my thinking, because I just need to focus on what needs to be done to win the next match, next challenge.
“The last Grand Slam I won was here actually two years ago. So it would be a nice kind of journey in the last couple of years – to kind of close the circle here again would be great,” he said.
Even on a lighter schedule this year, Djokovic has reached the second week at all Slams and broke another Open Era record by becoming the oldest player to reach the quarterfinals of all four majors in one year.
His next test will be against last year’s US Open finalist, Taylor Fritz.
