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Djokovic gets second free pass of the Open

The world No. 1 hasn't completed a full match since his first rou

ByNina Pantic

Published Sep 02, 2016

Novak Djokovic has officially played just 31 minutes to win his last two US Open rounds, and no, it's not because he's a super human (no one is that good). On Friday afternoon, Mikhail Youzhny retired after just six games, trailing 2-4. The Russian had his upper leg taped up and back worked on in the short third-round contest.

Having never been in this situation at a tournament before, Djokovic said he wasn’t sure how the lack of match play will affect him.

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A disgruntled Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd got a consolation prize though. Djokovic stuck around to get a much-needed practice session in.

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Six games is progress for the world No. 1 though. He didn’t even get to take to the court for his second-round match against Jiri Vesely (who withdrew with an arm injury).

In any case, next up for the top seed is the winner of John Isner and Kyle Edmund.