Along with his third win in New York, Novak has gone one step additional than final yr, reserving his place within the spherical of 16 on the US Open.
The Serbian star and No. 7 seed battled previous world No. 35 Cameron Norrie within the third spherical after two hours and 50 minutes of play, scoring a 3–1 victory: 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-3.
The opening set was a hard-fought affair, with the important thing second coming within the seventh recreation when Novak broke Norrie’s serve to grab the benefit. At 5-4 he referred to as for a medical timeout as a result of again discomfort, nevertheless it proved to be nothing severe. Returning to the court docket, he held serve convincingly to shut out the set 6-4.
The second set adopted an analogous sample. Novak created three consecutive break probabilities within the seventh recreation however couldn’t convert. His serve held up all through, however the set finally went to a tie-break. Regardless of main 3-1, he allowed Norrie to swing the momentum with 5 straight factors, and a pricey double fault sealed the set 7-4 within the Briton’s favor.
Norrie got here out firing within the third, breaking Novak within the opening recreation after saving two factors at 15-40. The response was quick – Djokovic struck again within the very subsequent recreation on his third break likelihood. From there, the Serb took full management, stringing collectively three breaks and wrapping up the set 6-2.
By the fourth set, Norrie had no solutions left. Novak broke early within the second recreation and by no means regarded again, cruising to a 6-3 end and a spot within the final 16.
Match stats: aces (18-9), double faults (6-4), winners (50-44), unforced errors (31-34), whole factors gained (127-101).
Subsequent up, Djokovic will face qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff, the world No. 144, who surprised No. 17 seed Frances Tiafoe in straight units. Novak leads their head-to-head 7–0.
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