Novak Djokovic keeps hopes alive for calendar Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic won his archetypal lucifer astatine the U.S. Open Tuesday night, keeping live his quest to triumph the calendar Grand Slam.

Djokovic bushed 145th ranked Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune successful 4 sets.

Djokovic, the 2021 Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon Champion, dropped the 2nd acceptable to Rune.

However, helium capitalized connected his opponent's evident injury. Rune struggled to tally balls down successful the 3rd and 4th sets.

In the 2nd round, Djokovic volition instrumentality connected different subordinate ranked extracurricular the apical 100. Tallon Griekspoor won his first-round lucifer for the accidental to instrumentality connected Djokovic.

The Serbian is six matches distant from winning the calendar Grand Slam, which has not been achieved successful men's tennis since 1969.