Novak Djokovic advances at the US Open as Laslo Djere retires

the second set lasted even longer with jir squandering the advantage and falling further behind Novak denied break points in the first game and missed his opportunity in the next one jokovic failed to bring the third game home and lost serve after Jar's deep return llo produces two comfortable holds in games four and six leading 4 to2 and earning more opportunities on the return in game seven Novak stayed focused overcoming a 40 to 15 deficit and holding to remain within one break deficit jir squandered game points at 3 to four and missed a volley losing serve and bringing jokovic back to 4 to four Novak held in the ninth game and llo asked for a medical timeout struggling with a lower back injury jir served to stay in the set at four to five and missed a routine forehand losing serve for the second straight time and falling two sets to love behind after 2 hours and 9 Minutes Novak held at love with a backhand winner in the first game of the third set and broke llo at love in the next one