Novak Djokovic’s quest for a 24th Grand Slam title continues, but it hasn’t been easy. In the third round of the US Open, world No. 2 beat No. 38 Lalo Djerba in five games; The game ended at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday morning. Here’s what you need to know:
Djokovic won the next two games 6-1, 6-1 before dropping the first two games 4-6, 4-6. The three-time US Open singles champion closed out the fifth set 6-3 to advance to the round of 16. Before Saturday, Djokovic last won a US Open match in 2016. In 2011, Federer came back from 0-2 down against Roger.
Back story
Djokovic – who holds 95 ATP titles – has won four titles, including last month’s Cincinnati Open, where he beat world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in three sets for the title. The 36-year-old entered this year’s US Open as the No. 2 seed.
The 28-year-old Djokovic and Djere met once before their most recent meeting in Belgrade in 2022, with Djokovic winning that match 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4). This game lasted three hours and 45 minutes. Djere has two career singles titles but was playing in the third round at the US Open for the first time in 6 tries.
The main points of the game
Laszlo Djere is not leaving! pic.twitter.com/fFzr9zitXV
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2023
come back. And. fourth.
Novak Djokovic gets a second break in the fourth set. pic.twitter.com/WYXqCmBmYI
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2023
Not so fast says Laszlo DJERE. pic.twitter.com/JDZv4tK5Bt
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2023
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