Novak Djokovic defeated Radu Albot 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open and reached the second round. Djokovic took roughly 2 hours to hold off Albot in a business-as-usual match.
“It’s always challenging to start, particularly when you haven’t played on this surface for five, six months and coming off an Olympic gold and playing on clay. I haven’t had any official matches before US Open. So I’m expecting to be probably challenged a little bit more in the opening rounds. Hopefully I can play better each day,” said Djokovic in a post-match interview.
Novak Djokovic will face Laslo Djere for a place in the third round. Djokovic already faced off Djere two times already with Novak leading their H2G scores 2-0. Last time they met, Djokovic won 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in the 2023 US Open.
Watch the highlights from the match below.
Watch a post-match interview below.