{"id":47147,"date":"2021-08-31T22:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/18-year-old-to-face-novak-djokovic-at-us-open-after-training-together\/"},"modified":"2021-08-31T22:47:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T17:17:43","slug":"18-year-old-to-face-novak-djokovic-at-us-open-after-training-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/18-year-old-to-face-novak-djokovic-at-us-open-after-training-together\/","title":{"rendered":"18-Year-Old to Face Novak Djokovic at US Open After Training Together"},"content":{"rendered":"
Denmark’s Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune is as prepared to face Novak Djokovic as any teenager can be.<\/p>\n
The 18-year-old has drawn Djokovic in the first round of the US Open and the two are set to play Tuesday night. It’s Rune’s first major and his first time playing Djokovic in a tournament.<\/p>\n
However, Rune is familiar with the world No. 1, perhaps more than other players in his position. According to Andrew Eichenholz of The ATP<\/a>, Rune was looking to train on a clay court in March. He saw that Djokovic was not playing in the Miami Open, so he reached out on Instagram and the two arranged two practice sessions in Monte Carlo.<\/p>\n Rune posted videos of the sessions on Instagram, which show him and Djokovic volleying and competing in serving competitions.<\/p>\n A post shared by Holger Vitus N\u00f8dskov Rune (@holgerrune)\n