Novak Djokovic
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World number one Novak Djokovic eased into the last 16 at the US Open on Friday, cruising to a straight sets victory over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.
Djokovic, chasing an 18th Grand Slam singles title, was always in control against his 28th-seeded opponent, winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in 1hr 42mins.
The Serbian top seed will now play Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta for a place in the quarter-finals.
Djokovic is the overwhelming favourite for the title at the US Open, which is taking place with a field severely depleted by injuries and concern over the coronavirus.
Results from day five of the US Open tennis championship at Flushing Meadows on Friday (x-denotes seed):
Men
Singles
3rd round
Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER x28) 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
Denis Shapovalov (CAN x12) bt Taylor Fritz (USA x19) 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2
Pablo Carreno-Busta (ESP x20) bt Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
David Goffin (BEL x7) bt Filip Krajinovic (SRB x26) 6-1, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4
Jordan Thompson (AUS) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 7-5, 6-4, 6-1
Alejandro Davidovich (ESP) bt Cameron Norrie (GBR) 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Alexander Zverev (GER x5) bt Adrian Mannarino (FRA x32) 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
2nd round
Corentin Moutet (FRA) bt Daniel Evans (GBR x23) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/1)
Women
Singles
3rd round
Jennifer Brady (USA x28) bt Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-3, 6-3
Angelique Kerber (GER x17) bt Ann Li (USA) 6-3, 6-4
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ x23) bt Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Petra Martic (CRO x8) bt Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 6-3, 6-3
Naomi Osaka (JPN x4) bt Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2
Anett Kontaveit (EST x14) bt Magda Linette (POL x24) 6-3, 6-2
Shelby Rogers (USA) bt Madison Brengle (USA) 6-2, 6-4
2nd round
Iga Swiatek (POL) bt Sachia Vickery (USA) 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4
Elise Mertens (BEL x16) bt Sara Sorribes (ESP) 6-3, 7-5
Caty McNally (USA) bt Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS x21) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/2)