sport news Novak Djokovic battles back from a set down to beat Kei Nishikori at the US Open
Novak Djokovic battles back from a set down to beat Kei Nishikori in four as the US Open top seed books a place in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows
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Novak Djokovic battled to a 17th consecutive victory over Kei Nishikori to keep his bid for the calendar Grand Slam on track.
Not since a semi-final win over the Serbian in New York in 2014 had Nishikori got the better of Djokovic, and he won just two games at the Olympics in Tokyo earlier this summer.
The Japanese player won the first set in Arthur Ashe Stadium to threaten a huge upset but Djokovic roared his way to a 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 victory and a place in the fourth round.
Novak Djokovic is through to the US Open fourth round after beating Kei Nishikori in four sets
Djokovic looked to be feeling the weight of history throughout his run to the Wimbledon title but was good enough in the moments that
