Novak Djokovic believes he nonetheless has one thing to show each time he steps on courtroom, at the same time as he continues to smash data and cement his place among the many sport’s greats. The Serbian champion overcame a sluggish begin to beat American qualifier Zachary Svajda in 4 units on Wednesday, reaching the third spherical of the US Open for a file nineteenth time — and in doing so, surpassing Roger Federer for a landmark milestone.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Djokovic, 38, battled to a 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 victory, registering his seventy fifth third-round look at a Grand Slam, greater than some other participant in historical past. “One can all the time assume that there’s nothing extra to realize or to show since you’ve finished all of it, but it surely’s fairly relative,” he mirrored. “It’s fairly particular person the way in which you see it.”After a laboured opening set, Djokovic slowly discovered his rhythm, reeling off 11 of the final 12 video games as Svajda, ranked 145 on the planet, struggled with cramps.
“It’s actually about making an attempt to take advantage of out of that day and win a tennis match, discover a solution to win,” mentioned the four-time US Open champion. “I’m not happy with my stage of tennis, however you’ve days like this… you simply sort of discover a approach.”The win was additionally Djokovic’s 191st hard-court triumph at Grand Slams, equalling Federer’s long-standing file. However the Serb admitted he’s nonetheless in search of prime type after a post-Wimbledon break. “That’s what I’m hoping, the deeper I am going into the match the higher I really feel about my sport,” he mentioned.“I nonetheless love the sensation of competitors, the drive that I really feel on the courtroom. I get actually laborious on myself as a result of I count on to play on the highest stage, which isn’t all the time doable.”Djokovic, chasing an unprecedented twenty fifth main, subsequent faces Britain’s Cameron Norrie within the final 32 as he continues his pursuit of extra historical past in New York.