Alcaraz & Agassi vs. Djokovic & McEnroe lights up Stars of the Open, Del Potro returns!
Past US Open champions and fans’ favourites treated an Arthur Ashe crowd to superstar matchups and hilarious mic’d-up interactions during Wednesday evening’s Stars of the Open at Flushing Meadows.
If bright smiles could have secured a victory, Carlos Alcaraz and Andre Agassi could have easily stated their case, but it was the pair of four-time US Open singles champions, Novak Djokovic and John McEnroe, who defeated the Spaniard-American duo 10-8 at the Fan Week exhibition. Italians Matteo Berrettini and Jasmine Paolini began the night by defeating Sebastian Korda and Iga Swiatek 11-9.
This point literally had everything 😮 pic.twitter.com/sNe10aTTTR
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 22, 2024
Juan Martin del Potro, former World No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings, made a grand return to Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 2009 titlist, who earlier practised with Djokovic, partnered fellow Argentine Gabriela Sabatini to an 11-9 win against Andy Roddick and Caroline Wozniacki.
Home favourites Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe closed the night with a 10-6 victory against actor Boris Kodjoe and Taylor Townsend.
<img src=”/-/media/images/news/2024/08/22/02/07/del-potro-sabatini-us-open-2024.jpg” style=”width:100%;” alt=”Juan Martin del Potro and Gabriela Sabatini.” />All photos: Sarah Stier/Getty Images
<img src=”/-/media/images/news/2024/08/22/02/05/mcenroe-djokovic-us-open-2024.jpg” style=”width:100%;” alt=”John McEnroe and Novak Djokovic.” />
<img src=”/-/media/images/news/2024/08/22/02/32/stephens-tiafoe-us-open-2024.jpg” style=”width:100%;” alt=”Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe.” />
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