On September 2, in the third round of the US Open (US Open), the world’s second racket Novak Djokovic faced his compatriot Laszlo Djere and won with 4:6, 4:6, 6:1, 6 scores. :1, 6:3. The duration of the match lasted 3 hours 45 minutes.
Djokovic played 12 aces, made four double mistakes and converted 7 (50%) of the 14 break points earned.
In the next round, Djokovic will face Croatia’s Borna Gojo, who had previously defeated Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesela with a score of 6:4, 6:3, 6:2.
Only two representatives from Russia left for the tournament in the USA. Andrei Rublev will meet Frenchman Arthur Rinderknesh on September 2, and Daniil Medvedev will play Sebastian Baez from Argentina.
Last year, Carlos Alcaras defeated Norwegian Kasper Ruud in the final of the tournament.
Spaniard Carlos Alcaras continues to lead the Professional Tennis Players Association (ATP) rankings. He collected 9815 points. Next up is Novak Djokovic (9795 points). The top three are closed by Russian Daniil Medvedev (6260 points).
Formerly the second racket in the world named A good option for Rublev’s next rival at the US Open.