Novak Djokovic will take on Taylor Fritz in Tuesday night’s US Open quarter-final, and he’s been putting in the hours on the practice court ahead of their 11th meeting. The 24-time Major winner had a hit on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday with a familiar face, Sky Sports pundit Ryan Harrison.
A former world No. 40 in singles and a runner-up in doubles at the 2017 French Open, Harrison has been working as a pundit for Sky’s coverage of the US Open and other tennis tournaments this year. And he admitted that he faced a mad dash to find some tennis kit from the lost and found when Djokovic’s team reached out, asking if they could train together.
Speaking on Tuesday, a day after he donned a makeshift outfit to get on the court with Djokovic, Harrison told his co-pundits: “That was definitely a process to try and get ready for that.
“I was at work with you guys getting ready to go, and they actually texted with my brother, who has hit with him quite a lot. My brother is the top-ranked American men’s doubles player.
“Christian said, I’m out of town, and they said, is there anyone else that you know that might be able to hit some balls? And he goes, well, Ryan is still there if you guys want to get in touch.
“So they reached out, they said, what’s your schedule? I said, well, I’ve got to figure out how I can get everything I need.”
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