US Open Honors Late American Prodigy Braun Levi During Novak Djokovic Match

On May 4, 2025, a tragedy struck the tennis community when an 18-year-old prodigy, Braun Levi, passed away in an accident. He was just weeks away from graduating from Loyola High School, Los Angeles. He was also set to make a name for himself as a professional tennis player. After all, he had broken into the Top 50 of UTR Sports’ Boys HS individual rankings and was No. 33 in California. But none of them came to be as a drunk driver killed him. And now, the USTA, Novak Djokovic and Jan-Lennard Struff honor the late American star in a pretty heartwarming way. 

US Open Tennis shared a picture of Djokovic and Struff posing with Levi’s family before round 4 of the US Open at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The USTA welcomed the tragedy-struck family into the court to honor the 18-year-old prodigy by giving his family a shot at the coin toss. Of course, the family seems to be smiling in the photograph, but the grief is still clearly visible. 

Ahead of the Round 4 match between Struff and Djokovic, the USTA welcomed the family of Braun Levi to Arthur Ashe Stadium for the coin toss.

Braun was a nationally-ranked, rising tennis star at Loyola High School in Los Angeles.

Sadly, the tennis community lost the 18-year-old… pic.twitter.com/hEjV1CH37I

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2025

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