Novak Djokovic reveals his favorite to win the US Open this season; Who has impressed the Serbian legend so far?

There have been some shocking results that have come in this ongoing US Open so far and we all have enjoyed all the games that we witnessed during this iconic event. However, the shocking results have also led to some big players whose campaing in New York have ended and Their performances have been criticized by the fans as well. 

One of the biggest surprises that we got when Novak Djokovic faced a disappointing exit after losing to Alexei Popprin in the third round. This was also a rare occassion where we have seen the Serbian legend not even make it to the playoffs once again. This also came with a lot of criticicsm surrounding the 24-time Grand Slam winner where some people thought that he has lost all his motivation to win Grand Slams after his Gold medal in the Olympics.

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Djokovic picks his favorite

It is safe to say that Djokovic's US Open title defense could only survive up to round 3 and will not be featuring on the court anymore, but we still loved to talk about the sport with the legend himself. In fact Djokovic went on to pick his favorite to win after his loss against Popyrin saying " At the moment Jannik Sinner is the favourite, but there are also Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz who are playing well and can surprise, then also Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov." This statement from Djokovic was enough to show us who the number one contender for the title is right now with him and Carlos Alcaraz out of the picture.

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Though Djokovic did say who his favorite to win the tournament is it is the way he professionally answered everybody's question where he also brought up the players who could be a major threat to the Jannik Sinner as well. This is why Djokovic is one of the most iconic and greatest personalities in the Sporting world whether it is on or off the court.