Djokovic showed why he will reclaim the world number one ranking after the tournament
NOVAK DJOKOVIC RALLIED from two sets down against compatriot Laslo Djere to avoid his earliest US Open exit since 2006 on Friday, while Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff closed in on a blockbuster clash.
But , displaying his trademark resilience to wriggle his way out of a two-set hole for the eighth time in his career at a Grand Slam. “I did a little pep talk in the mirror,” he said. “I laughed at myself because I was so pissed off with the way I played, to try and lift my spirits up. Mertens fended off a pair of break points in the sixth game of the first set and then broke twice in succession to surge ahead.
The Pole briefly put sentiment to one side as she demolished 145th-ranked Slovenian qualifier and close friend Kaja Juvan 6-0, 6-1 in just 49 minutes. Fritz crushed Czech qualifier Jakub Mensik 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. Mensik was the youngest man to reach the US Open third round since 1990 and celebrated his 18th birthday on Friday.
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