Novak Djokovic beat fellow Serbian Laslo Djere, who was forced to retire in the third set, 6-4, 6-2, 2-0 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open.
Fans watched the defending U.S. Open champion take several measures to battle the heat during the changeovers, using ice across his shoulders, changing shirts, and also getting a massage from a trainer on his rib cage after appearing disheveled.
“I haven’t really been serving well the first two matches here so I’m trying to find that rhyme and tempo on the serve,” Djokovic said after the match. “I knew coming into the match that if I don’t serve well, which was the case, I’m going to have to really grind and work on my points a lot in that and I guess caused the two sets to be played over two hours.
Djokovic rallied to win the second set, and after two games in the third Djere waved the white flag for a walkover.
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