Novak Djokovic had a successful match at the US Open 2025 when he surpassed his Vietnamese opponent, Learn Tien with a score of 3-0, thereby winning tickets to the second round. Despite winning quickly after three sets, the world's number one player still faces many difficulties, especially in the second set.
Before the enthusiastic cheering of the audience at Flushing Meadows, Djokovic entered the confident and quickly controlled the game. With experience and bravery, he broke the break early and closed set 1 with a 6-3 victory.
Sang Set 2, the Learner Tien suddenly played exploded, putting pressure continuously with strong shots from the end of the yard. At one point, the 18 -year -old player had the opportunity to win the break, but Djokovic promptly saved the bravery of a player 24 times the Grand Slam championship. After a series of stressful games, Djokovic won 7-6 (3).
Set 3, class and stability help Djokovic return to the overwhelming position. The Serbian player fully exploited the mistakes of his juniors, making good use of scoring opportunities to close the set with a score of 6-2. In the end, Djokovic won 3-0 (6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-2), won the right to the second round after 2 hours 25 minutes of play.
Despite failure, learning Tien, Vietnamese young player who is rising in the US, has left a strong impression with the confident play, speed and many bold shots. Djokovic also praised the opponent: “He is still very young but played bravery. I believe Tien will soon go away on the career path.”
This victory helped Djokovic enter the second round, where he will face a new challenge in the journey to conquer the 25th Grand Slam title. According to former tennis player Mats Wilander, the presence of Djokovic is still a great source of inspiration and motivation for young stars like Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz. “When Djokovic is still dominated, they are forced to constantly improve to be able to defeat him,” Wilander said.
The US Open 2025 promises to be a fierce tournament when Djokovic continues to maintain a stable performance, and the young talent is aspiring to overthrow the Serbian monument. With the victory in the opening match, Djokovic once again proved that he was still the leading candidate for the championship in New York this year.