NEW YORK: After an Olympic stumble Novak Djokovic (pix) will get a second bite at history in the Big Apple with a calendar year Grand Slam there for the taking at the US Open.

Having seen his bid for a Golden Slam – Olympic gold and four slams in the same year – wilt in the Tokyo heat, Djokovic arrives in New York positioned to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win the Australian and French Open titles plus Wimbledon and the US Open in the same year.