India, Aug. 21 -- Novak Djokovic, who will renew his quest for an unprecedented 25th career Grand Slam title, landed in the same quarter as last year's runner-up Taylor Fritz, as the US Open announced the men's singles draw on Thursday. He is also in the same half as former champion Carlos Alcaraz, against whom he holds a 5-3 lead in their head-to-head tie, having rallied to a four-set win in their latest meeting in the Australian Open quarterfinals in January.

Four-time US Open winner Djokovic, who returned to action earlier this week for the first time since his Wimbledon semifinal exit in the revamped US Open mixed doubles, will begin his campaign against Learner Tien. The Serb could run into either No. 11 seed Holger Rune or No. 17 s...