Published: Sep 04, 2025, 11:29 AM (IST)
Edited: Sep 04, 2025, 11:29 AM (IST)
MS Dhoni, a former captain of the Indian cricket team, was also present at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night to watch Novak Djokovic take on Taylor Fritz in the US Open 2025 quarterfinals. The Serbian star won the match in four sets to advance to the semifinals.
The 44-year-old Dhoni, who retired from international cricket in 2020, was spotted during the second men’s singles quarterfinal in New York. Later, businessman Hitesh Sanghvi shared a video of the match and a photo with Dhoni on Instagram.
Djokovic defeated Fritz with scores of 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, and 6-4. The 38-year-old has now reached at least the semifinals in all four Grand Slam tournaments, despite not playing as much this season. Next up is Carlos Alcaraz, whom Djokovic defeated last year at the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal. This year, Djokovic also knocked Alcaraz out of the Australian Open quarterfinals. In fact, he holds a 5-3 head-to-head record against the 22-year-old, who is making his ninth semifinals appearance in a Grand Slam. Rafael Nadal is the only player with more than 10 semifinal appearances before turning 23.
Meanwhile, Dhoni has been making headlines in Indian cricket after an old interview with Irfan Pathan resurfaced on social media. In the interview, the former all-rounder discussed the communication issues that led to his exclusion from the national team.
“Yes, I asked him. During the 2008 Australia series, Mahi bhai’s statement came out in the media that Irfan wasn’t bowling well. I thought I had bowled well throughout the series, so I went and asked Mahi bhai,” Pathan had said in the interview with Sports Tak.
He further remarked, “I don’t have a habit of setting up hookah in someone’s room or talking about this. Everyone knows. Sometimes if you don’t speak about it, it’s better. A cricketer’s job is to perform on the field and that is what I used to focus on.”
Although Dhoni has yet to address the claims, Pathan reacted on X saying: “Half decade old video surfacing NOW with a twisted context to the Statement. Fan war? PR lobby?“
