US Open | Djokovic – Nishikori 6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 2, Serb kept his chance at the calendar Grand Slam. Barty is over!

Novak Djokovic continues to hold the chance to win the calendar Grand Slam as the third tennis player in history. The leader of the world rankings in the third round of the US Open defeated the Japanese Keie Nishikori 6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 2 after three and a half hours and is divided by four wins from the fulfillment of another dream. By contrast, women’s world number one Ashleigh Barty lost to Shelby Rogers 2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 7 in the third round and will not add another grand slam title.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the third round match of the US Open against the Japanese Nishikori.

John Minchillo, ČTK / AP

In the past, only the American Don Budge (in 1938) and twice the Australian Rod Laver managed to win all four grand slams in one year. He succeeded in the 1962 season and 52 years ago.

The 34-year-old Serbian tennis player Djokovic did not start well against Nishikori, but eventually won the 25th grand slam match this year. He has twenty titles from the Big Four tournaments, and if he succeeds in Flushing Meadows this year, he will be at the top of the record tables by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. They are both injured and are not participating in the US Open.

Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori in the match of the 3rd round of the US Open against Novak Djokovic from Serbia.

John Minchillo, ČTK / AP

The non-deployed American beat the Australian number one

Twenty-eight-year-old Rogers, who ranks 43rd in the world rankings, took care of the second big surprise of the women’s singles in the ongoing grand slam in New York.

In the third set, thanks to winning four games in a row, she forced a tie-break, in which she succeeded 7: 5. It followed the day-old victory of Canadian Leylah Fernandez, who eliminated two-time champion Naomi Osaka from Japan.