Djokovic passes the second round of the US open test, leading the Federer record – Tennis now
Erik Gudris | Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Four-time U.S. Open Champions Novak Djokovic There are still some questions to answer, but for now, he passed the second round of tests to get himself into the third round of New York.
By doing so, he tied with another great record – Roger Federer.
No. 7 seed Djokovic passed the US qualifiers Zachary Svajda 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 entered the third round of New York. With this victory, he now associates Federer with 191 major and difficult wins in his career.
Despite not performing best sometimes, Djokovic won the game in four sets. Svajda handled his physical problems midway through the game, helping him in some places.
“I wasn’t happy with tennis in the first part of the game,” Djokovic later said. “It’s also the honor of Zach playing some very high-quality tennis. Unfortunately, he obviously struggled with injuries at the end of the second. Respect for him staying on the court.”
Despite winning today, Djokovic, who had chosen not to participate in New York before, had not participated in any leading events, was still rising in the air.
Svajda, 22, has been successful at Challenger Track this summer. He proved himself ready to deal with the challenges he faced at Arthur Ashe Stadium when the game started.
Svajda was pending with Djokovic at the first set rally. Finally, Svajda scored the first set tiebreak as he pounced in the backhand championship at the fixed point.
However, Djokovic’s experience proved too much, as the 24-time main champion improved his level in the second set. By the third set rolling, Swajada deals with the cramps that are holding his drama back.
Djokovic took advantage and ended up playing in the third set and fourth set to end the victory in just two and a half hours.
Djokovic follows his first round victory against the United States Thin Teen, He didn’t feel the best in that game after that.
“It’s a little worrying,” Djokovic said. “I didn’t hurt or anything. I just struggled to communicate for a long time and recovered points.”
The next Djokovic is Cameron Norrie or Francisco’s Exploration.
