Djokovic shakes his back pain, Norrie to reach Open 4. Round at 38

New York – Novak Djokovic opens to return the problem early in the match to win Cam Norrie On Friday night and at 38 become the oldest man to open the fourth round of the United States since Jimmy Connors is the same year in 1991. years.

Djokovic withdrew 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3, helped shocks 18 aces in what he said his best performance tournament was.

The 24-time champion of Grand Slam seemed in danger to match his earliest exit in Mead’s rinsing meadows when he needed medical attention near the end of the first set. But he recovered to reach the last 16 major at 69. Time, matching Roger Federer for most will still face German qualifications Jan-Lennard Struff.

Djokovic no. 7 would not reveal the specifics of their injury in their field interview after the match.

“I’m good. I’m as young as always and strong as always,” Djokovic said.

During one point in 5-3 in the first set, Djokovic set his racket awkward to reach volleyball and immediately showed signs that everything was good. He began trying to stretch his back between the points and barely ran for one ball norrie hit toward the corner.

After that, Djokovic collided at the chairman that he wanted to visit the coach, and soon walked to the room with a medical interruption cabinet, which they acquire in the lower left left left. Djokovic soon returned the court and held the service to take the opening.

At the crossing in 2-1 in the second set, Djokovic got a massage back as she sat on the page and also gave the doctor’s tablets.

The third time in the Grand Slam tournament this season that Djokovic was distracted after he was injured during the match – and the second time he had to stop. At the Australian opening in January, the bar tore and could not continue after one set of his semifinals against Aleksandar Zvereva.

In Vimbledon in July, Djokovic took over clumsy autumn in the last game Wining his quarterfinal victories, by adjusting his muscle groin and while he stayed in marriage, he was clearly endangered during the semifinals Against the possible champion Jannik Greener.

Open Now were the first first tournament of Djokovic, and he had some fighting in each of his first three matches.

“My team wants me to suffer on the field, so I can get a minute game a game,” he joked.