Novak Djokovic Surprises Daughter After Ending 22-Year US Open Dream With Taylor Fritz Win

Novak Djokovic has done it! He rose victorious against Taylor Fritz with a scoreline of 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, and will proceed to the semifinals of the 2025 US Open. While this is a major win for the Serbian and the tennis community, the US fans are pretty disappointed because Taylor Fritz was the last male American player standing in the event. And with the loss, the American drought continues for the 22nd consecutive year. The last Grand Slam win for the USA was by Andy Roddick in 2003. But for Djokovic, this win had a special meaning. 

With a win over Fritz, Djokovic became the oldest athlete in the Open Era to win all four men’s singles semifinals at Grand Slam events in a single season. Of course, doing so at the age of 38 years and 94 days is a commendable feat. But what makes this special is that it’s his daughter, Tara’s, eighth birthday. During the on-court interview, the Serbian said, “It’s 20 minutes to midnight. Here on 2nd September, it’s my daughter’s birthday. So, this is a big present for her.” 

And the dance at the end? It was a surprise present for her as well. Djokovic continued, “She’s gonna rate me tomorrow, how was the dance, because she taught me how to dance. It’s a K-Pop Demon Hunters. Soda Pop is the name of the song. Obviously, it’s a big thing globally for teenagers and kids. But I didn’t know about it before my daughter told a few months ago about it. So, we’re at home, doing different choreographies and this is one of them. So, hopefully I’ll make her smile when she wakes up tomorrow morning.”

US Open – First Round Novak Djokovic SRB during practice at the 2025 US Open at Billie Jean National Tennis Center in New York City, NY, USA, on August 26, 2025. Photo by Corinne Dubreuil/ABACAPRESS.COM New York city United States PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRAxUK Copyright: xDubreuilxCorinne/ABACAx

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