Djokovic and Federer stroll into next round
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Top-seeded Novak Djokovic saved seven of eight break points on Tuesday night to start the US Open with a victory while five-time champion Roger Federer also advanced in straight sets in New York.
Djokovic cruised 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over former junior world No. 1, Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania.
The victory took only 82 minutes for Djokovic, seeking his second title and fourth straight final at Flushing Meadows. He hit 28 winners, with only nine unforced errors.
“I played every point like it’s a match point,” Djokovic said.
Federer finished off 62nd-ranked Grega Zemlja of Slovenia 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.
Aged 32, at his lowest ranking, No. 7, in more than a decade, Federer insists his passion for tennis is still there.
“I’m in a good spot right now,” Federer said. “I want to enjoy it as long as it lasts.”
Federer entered Tuesday 32-11, a .744 winning percentage that doesn’t sound too bad, until you consider his career mark at the start of this season was .816, and he’s had years where he went 81-4 (.953) and 92-5 (.948). He’s only won one tournament in 2013, which would be great for some guys, but Federer topped 10 titles three times, and hasn’t won fewer than three in any season since 2001.
Fan favorite Federer could face nemesis Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.
Among other seeds, No. 5 Tomas Berdych and No. 10 Milos Raonic picked up straight-set victories. The Canadian defeated qualifier Thomas Fabbiano of Italy 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
No. 14 Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, a semifinalist at Wimbledon last month, was the most surprising to go, although he was treated by a trainer for back pain during a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 loss to 247th-ranked qualifier Maximo Gonzalez.
Janowicz later said it felt as if someone was stabbing him in the right side. “I couldn’t jump,” said Janowicz, who even served underhand on a couple of points due to the pain. “I couldn’t make a service movement.”
No. 15 Nicolas Almagro, No. 25 Grigor Dimitrov and No. 28 Juan Monaco were other seeded players to bow out.
Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey reached the second round. Isner, seeded 13th, beat Filippo Volandri of Italy 6-0, 6-2, 6-3. The 26th-seeded Querrey defeated Guido Pella of Argentina 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
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