(VIDEO) Djokovic manages to catch ball in shorts pocket during Gojo US Open win

Serbia’s legendary tennis player Novak Djokovic showcased his catching skills in the US Open 2023.

The 36-year-old is currently taking part in the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year where he is in quest to win yet another major title.

During the fourth-round fixture in the mega-event, Djokovic showcased his catching skills as he managed to catch the ball in his shorts.

The Belgrade-born defeated Croatia’s Borna Gojo in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday.

Djokovic is now set to face off against America’s Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinal of the mega-event on Tuesday.

The 23-time Grand Slam winner will be hoping to go all the way this time around and add another title to his already full cabinet.

Interestingly, the US Open, along with the French Open, remains Djokovic’s least successful major competition where he only managed to lift the title three times each.

His last major triumph while playing at the Flashing Medows came back in 2018 when he defeated Argentina’s Juan Martín del Potro in the final with a score of 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3.

In the 2019 and 2020 editions, Djokovic was knocked out from the fourth round whereas in the 2021 edition, he lost the final to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the final with a score of 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.

Last year, Djokovic missed the mega-event in New York because of not following the Covid-19 vaccination protocol.