Djokovic’s right arm gives him trouble during US Open win

The world number one said: “It was just prevention”. All four of Muguruza’s U.S. Open appearances have ended in the first or second round.

Djokovic’s coach, Boris Becker, gnawed on his fingernails, looking nervous as can be.

The 29-year-old needed treatment after just 5 games of the first set but eventually pulled through against Janowicz who had played just two matches all year due to a knee injury.

Angelique Kerber, Garbine Muguruza, Roberta Vinci and Madison Keys were among those advancing on the women’s side, while Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig was ousted in straight sets by Zheng Saisai in a stunning upset. “Look, each day presents us some kind of challenges that we need to accept and overcome”.

Elsewhere in the men’s draw on Monday, Rafael Nadal defeated Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin 6-1 6-4 6-2, while Milos Raonic and Gael Monfils were also among those to progress, defeating Dustin Brown and Gilles Muller respectively.

After Harrison hit a cross-court forehand passing victor to break for a 5-1 lead in the fourth set, Raonic looked exhausted as can be, resting both arms on his knees behind the baseline and leaning on his racket for extra support.

Coming into the players’ rematch in the second round at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, Djokovic hasn’t been at his best recently.

“Tomorrow is a new day”.

Nadal, a twice champion here, already has a memento from this trip to Flushing Meadows – a video recording of him hitting at Arthur Ashe Stadium under the new retractable roof. In his second match back after a 2 1/2-month layoff, Nadal won that day 6-3, 6-3. “That’s what gave me a little bit more confidence”.

Both Nadal and his coach, Uncle Toni, described the way Rafael changed the way he hits a forehand during the Rio Games to try to avoid pain. “Important thing in the history of this tournament”, he said.

“It was hard to put on a show after Phil Collins”, said the Serb.

Ivanovic is a former No. 1 player and 2008 French Open victor who has slipped to No. 31 in the rankings. “A lot of short balls”. Day, ranked 374th, got into the tournament as the victor of the USTA Girls’ 18s National Championships. News stories displayed here appear in our category for Sports and are licensed via a specific agreement between LongIsland.com and The Associated Press, the world’s oldest and largest news organization. For the protection of AP and its licensors, content may not be copied, altered or redistributed in any form. Doing so may result in civil and/or criminal penalties.

See, the traffic and general frenzy of getting to Flushing Meadows on off days had proved to be more draining than useful to Kvitova.