Tennis: Pursuit of Federer's record spurred Djokovic to compete in US Open

August 21, 2020 1:20 AMNEW YORK (REUTERS) - Novak Djokovic decided to travel to New York for the US Open amid the Covid-19 pandemic because the 17-times Grand Slam champion did not want to pass up on the opportunity to close in on Roger Federer's record tally of 20.