Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a ball during the men's singles third round match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the 2015 US Open in New York, the United States, Sept. 4, 2015. Novak Djokovic won 3-0 to enter the next round. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat No. 25 seed Andreas Seppi 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 to enter the final 16 of US Open here on Friday.
"At the beginning, first set, I was struggling. I managed to break through and felt better after that. Generally it was a really, really tough three sets. Just glad to get through this one," said Djokovic, the nine-time Grand Slam champion.
The third-round win puts Djokovic at 23-1 in Grand Slam play this year and into the fourth round of a major for the 26th consecutive time.
