American wave sweeps over US Open as Djokovic's hopes nearly sunk

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning

It marked the 38th time Djokovic has won a five-setter and kept alive the 36-year-old’s quest for a fourth U.S. Open crown that would pull him level with Margaret Court’s record haul of 24 Grand Slams. The Pole showed her best friend on Tour Kaja Juvan no mercy, thrashing the Slovenian qualifier 6-0 6-1.

Ninth seed Fritz is seen as the main U.S. contender for the title and he blasted his way into the fourth round with a 6-1 6-2 6-0 demolition of 18-year-old Czech qualifier Jakub Mensik. “You look at a guy, Tommy Paul, took him a while to get going. He believes more than anybody right now.“Ben, he’s had an up-and-down year, but now he’s playing great tennis.It was not as productive a day for U.S. women, with only Coco Gauff moving on, and the sixth seed needed to dig deep to keep from joining Jennifer Brady, Taylor Townsend and Bernarda Pera at the exit.

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