Djokovic and Fritz apply metres away on identical courtroom earlier than US Open battle

Novak Djokovic had an uncommon apply session forward of his US Open quarter-final on Tuesday. The world No 2 discovered himself hitting simply metres away from upcoming opponent Taylor Fritz.

Djokovic shall be again in motion on the US Open on Tuesday afternoon as he takes on residence favorite Fritz. The pair are second up on Arthur Ashe Stadium courtroom following one other American in Coco Gauff. And they’ve each been preparing for the match in distinctive circumstances.

With their quarter-final scheduled within the day session, the pair had minimal time to hit on the principle stadium courtroom earlier than play began at 12pm native time. And it meant that the Serb needed to mix his apply session with Fritz’s as they have been noticed serving side-by-side.

“That is quite interesting actually,” Johanna Konta stated on Sky Sports. “Instead of practising one after the other, when you would have access, that they decided to share the court.”

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