NEW YORK ¨C Novak Djokovic made Grand Slam history at the age of 38 on Sunday with a commanding 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jan-Lennard Struff, but the triumph came at a cost ¡ª his quarterfinal match falls on his daughter¡¯s birthday.
¡°Yeah, she was not very happy about it, me being absent from the birthday party. Don¡¯t remind me of that, please,¡± said Djokovic, who became the oldest man to reach all four Grand Slam quarterfinals in a single season.
The victory also moved Djokovic into his 64th Grand Slam quarterfinal, extending his all-time record, while keeping alive his pursuit of a record 25th major title.
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