Novak Djokovic showed a classic example of his never-give-up spirit to storm into the men’s singles fourth round of the US Open tennis tournament despite losing the first two sets. Djokovic defeated Laszlo Djern 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round in a three-and-a-half-hour match. The match, which started on Friday, ended at 1.30 am on Saturday. “Believe me, this match was tense until the last shot,” Djokovic said after the match. In the beginning I had no choice but from the third set I played better. When I took a break point in the third set, I thought I had a chance.”
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It was the eighth time in Djokovic’s career that he won a match after losing the first two sets. In his career, he has won 38 five-set matches, while losing 11 times.
Meanwhile, in the women’s singles, American Coco Goff won a hard-fought three-set match to reach the fourth round but was eliminated by fourth seed Alina Ryabkina.
Sixth seed Goff made a stunning comeback after dropping the first set to win the last 10 games to defeat 32nd seed Elise Mertens 3-6 6-3 6-0.
Goff, who made the quarter-finals of the US Open last year, will again have to overcome a tough challenge from 33-year-old Caroline Wozniacki to reach the last eight. This is the 2018 Australian Open winner Wozniacki’s third tournament since returning from retirement.
Meanwhile, fourth seed Rybakina failed to advance to the third round. She was defeated by Sorena Cristia in three sets, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4. Chrystia has reached the fourth round of the US Open for the first time. She will now face 15th seed Belinda Bencic.
In other men’s matches, American 14th seed Tommy Paul beat 21st seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-1, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3. An American is set to reach the quarterfinals as Paul’s next opponent is 20-year-old Florida native Ben Shelton. Shelton scored 26 aces to defeat Russia’s Aslan Karatsev 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 on Friday.
Ninth-seeded Taylor Fritz of California and 10th-seeded Frances Tiafoe of Maryland also advanced to the fourth round. Fritz defeated qualifier Jakub Mensch of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2, 6-0, while Tiafoe beat 22nd seed Adrien Mannarino of France 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(6). .
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In women’s singles, defending champion Iga Svitek defeated Kaja Juvan 6–0, 6–1 in 49 minutes, Wozniacki defeated Jennifer Brady 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 and French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova defeated Taylor Townsend. -6 (0), 6-3.