The Daily Observer London Desk: Reporter- Judith Benjamin
Novak Djokovic will be looking to win his fourth US Open title at this year’s tournament.
The Serbian, seeded at No. 2 for the tournament, last won in New York back in 2018 when he defeated Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets.
Djokovic missed last year’s US Open because of his Covid vaccine status. In his last appearance at the competition, the 36-year-old was beaten by Daniil Medvedev in the 2021 final.
He will be hoping to go all the way at this year’s competition after suffering a dramatic loss to world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final earlier this summer.
Many fans have spotted that the Serbian wears a mysterious metal disc taped to his chest during matches.
Novak Djokovic will be looking to win his fourth US Open at this year’s tournament
His last win at the tournament came in 2018 when he defeated Juan Martín del Potro in straight sets
Why does Djokovic wear a metal disc taped to his chest?
Djokovic has been spotted wearing a metal disc taped to his chest by tennis fans.
The No. 2 ranked tennis star was asked about the disc back in May – following his French Open win over Marton Fucsovics.
‘When I was a kid I liked Iron Man a lot,’ he said sarcastically.
‘So I try to impersonate Iron Man.’
Djokovic went on to joke that is team delivers ‘efficient nanotechnology’ to enhance his performance.
‘My team delivers incredibly efficient nanotechnology to help me deliver my best,’ he said.
‘That’s probably the biggest secret of my career. If it wasn’t for that, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here.’
It was later reported that is in fact a Taopatch, which is designed by an Italian company called Tao Technologies.
