For the 15th time in his career, Novak Djokovic has advanced to the fourth round of the US Open, but he had to fight hard to win it against rival Serbian Laslo Djere. Djokovic fell behind by two sets before fighting back to 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-3 and beating the world no. 38 Djere.
The 23-time Grand Slam winner talked about his struggle in the third round and appreciated Djere for his game: “It was very difficult for me to find solutions. Djere is a good all-around player. Good serve, good return, good forehand, good backhand… I didn’t have many solutions.”
Djokovic further added: “It was one of the toughest matches I’ve played here in many years. Huge, huge credit to Laslo for playing some of the best tennis that I’ve ever seen him play.”
✅ DJOKOVIC DID IT AGAIN!
For the 8th time in his career, Nole triumphs after being two sets down.
4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-4 win over fellow Serb Laslo Djere in US Open 3rd round.
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Djokovic at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WWLWWWWWWW Currently the world no.2, Novak has a 41-5 record in 2023. Novak is now playing at the U.S. Open where he defeated the world no.84 Alexandre Muller 6-0 6-2 6-3, the world no.76 Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-4 6-1 6-1 and the world no.38 Laslo Djere 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-3.
Novak Djokovic will square off with the world no.105 Borna Gojo in the 4th round on Sunday at 7:00 pm on ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM. In the past, they have never played each other as of now in top events.
Djokovic conquered 4 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open and Cincinnati. Novak was the runner-up in Wimbledon.
The Serbian won 95 titles in his career: 51 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Laslo Djere in 2023
LWLWLLLWWL Ranked world no.38, Djere played his last match on the 1st of September when he capitulated to world no.2 Novak Djokovic 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-3 in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
At present, during this year the Serbian has a compiled 33-23 match record. Laslo Djere’s most significant result of the present year was getting to the final in the Cagliari Challenger and Hamburg.
Novak Djokovic and Laslo Djere faced off just on 2 occasions. Their actual record is 2-0 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-3 in the 3rd round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 1st of September 2023.
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