Djokovic went through the first round at US Open, but struggled physically against a much younger rival.
Novak Djokovic defeated Learner Tien 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-2 in his first match at US Open, and in doing so he achieved an impressive record: 75th straight first round wins at majors. He is the first singles player, men or women, to achieve it in the Open Era. 55 of those were, as Sunday’s match, in straight sets.
The Serbian was only 19 when he reached quarter-finals at the 2006 Roland Garros, defeated by Rafa Nadal in their first ever match together. After that, he went on to reach at least second round of every Grand Slam (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open) he played.
