Novak Djokovic will face Zachary Svajda in the second round of the US Open Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. ET. Djokovic won the US Open in 2023, which is the last time the 38-year-old took home a grand slam title. Djokovic vs. Svajda will air on ESPN, you can stream it on DirecTV (free trial).

Novak Djokovic faces Zachary Svajda in the US Open on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York.

Serbian tennis icon Novak Djokovic has disclosed that a part of him had “left” after Rafael Nadal followed his other great rivals Roger Federer and Andy Murray in announcing his

For Novak, the aftermath of that epic encounter told the story of how far Rafa forced him to go. Once they finished the duel and returned to locker room, the Serb found himself unable to walk, with his feet bleeding from the strain of the marathon duel.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion is also eager to see someone fill the “Djoker role” in the bourgeoning Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz rivalry.

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will face off in the Wimbledon men's final on Sunday in London, marking a rematch of last year's five-set thriller.

Perhaps there is an absence of belief. Sinner and Alcaraz have started to collect souls; from Sinner’s destruction of Taylor Fritz and Zverev in their grand slam finals or Alcaraz’s one-sided match-ups with Medvedev and Tsitsipas. Casper Ruud has similarly suffered at the hands of Sinner and Alcaraz, as has Andrey Rublev and Alex de Minaur.

Overview Roger Federer has the most US Open titles for a Men's Singles player (5) All of Federer's US Open title wins were a part of an insane winning streak of 41 matches Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are joint-second in the list with 4 US Open titles,