Djokovic shrugs off shoulder issue to reach US Open last 16
Novak Djokovic hits to Denis Kudla in the third round on day five of the 2019 US Open tennis tournament in New York August 30, 2019. ― Picture by Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
But he looked to be playing pain free against Kudla, the 16-times Grand Slam champion winning 81 per cent of his first-serve points and turning aside all seven break points he faced against the unseeded American. The Serb broke again in the fifth game of second set and was in total control as he served out to love in the ensuing game for a 4-2 cushion.
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