Novak Djokovic Battles Neck Issue to Reach Us Open 2025 Quarterfinals | Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the US Open: defeated Jan-Lenard Stuff in the fourth round; Neck pain during the match

Novak Djokovic made a brilliant performance in the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday night and made it to the quarterfinals. 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic defeated the 144th ranked German qualifier Jan-Lenard Stuff 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.

Neck pain during the first set At the beginning of the match, Djokovic played a brilliant game and took a 4–0 lead. But after hitting a magnificent volley winner in the fifth game, 38 -year -old Djokovic suddenly grabbed his neck and started shaking his head. It seemed that he was having pain in the neck and right shoulder. Due to this, he lost the next two games.

However, at the end of the set he made a comeback and made the first set from 6-3. In the break after the set, the trainer massaged his neck and shoulder. In the second set too, Djokovic continued a brilliant game and won it 6-3 too. After this set, the trainer massaged his right hand.

In this tournament, Djokovic has to face fitness related problems In this tournament, Djokovic has faced physical problems before. The first round had a problem of blisters in his leg, while in the third round there was a lower back pain.

Djokovic’s next match with last year’s runner -up Djokovic will next face 2024 US Open runner-up and fourth seed Taylor Fritz. On Sunday, Fritz defeated the 21st seed Tomas Machak of Czech Gupta 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. Fritz is the last American male player in this tournament. Djokovic has won the US Open title four times in New York, with his most recent title in 2023.