US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic Is Back for the First Time in 2 Years and Seeking a 24th Major

US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic Is Back for the First Time in 2 Years and Seeking a 24th Major
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts to the crowd after losing to Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 12, 2021. John Minchillo/AP Photo
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NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic is back in the United States, back in New York — and back at the U.S. Open for the first time in two years.

Unable to compete at Flushing Meadows in 2022 because he was not allowed to fly to the country as a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, the 23-time Grand Slam champion will be back in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday as play begins in the season’s final major tournament.