{"id":83676,"date":"2016-08-30T05:31:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T03:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/?p=83676"},"modified":"2016-08-30T06:31:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T04:31:55","slug":"novak-wins-in-four-sets-on-day-1-of-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/novak-wins-in-four-sets-on-day-1-of-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak wins in four sets on Day 1 of US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Defending US Open<\/a> champion Novak Djokovic recorded a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 opening-round win over world no.247 Jerzy Janowicz on Monday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 29-year-old Belgrade native broke the Pole’s serve seven times to clinch the victory after two hours and 37 minutes of play in their first career encounter.<\/p>\n

Novak sealed the first set with a break at 3-2. A wildly uneven display from both men saw Janowicz level at one set all after Novak double-faulted and hit a forehand wide in the 12th game. Djokovic was the more consistent of the two in the third and fourth sets. He earned five more breaks to advance and improve to a 52-5 match record (34-2 on hard) in 2016.<\/p>\n

“Night sessions here are the best in the world. Jerzy is an unpredictable player,” <\/strong>Novak said. “It wasn\u2019t to be in the second set but overall it was a good performance. It’s never easy to play on this level throughout the year. <\/strong>There are periods when you’re not feeling 100%, but I don’t think it’s necessary to talk about this now. I’m just glad to come through this day and let’s keep on moving.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Match statistics<\/u>: aces (12-5), double faults (5-13), winners (34-41), unforced errors (18-59), total points won (131-100).<\/p>\n

Champion in New York in 2011 and 2015 advances to play Jiri Vesely, a 7-6 (5), 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 winner over India’s Saketh Myneni.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Czech won their only previous meeting, in the second round of the 2016 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters.<\/p>\n

Photo: AFP \/ Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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