US Open: Roger Federer, Djokovic march into Round of 16

TIL Desk Sports/ Swiss great Roger Federer and world No.1 Novak Djokovic won their respective third-round matches to enter the Round of 16 of the ongoing US Open.

 After conceding the opening set in both his first and second round victories, Federer came out with a power packed performance and defeated Daniel Evans of Britain 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in just just one hour and 20 minutes on Friday evening.

The No. 3 seeded Swiss was the stronger player from the baseline and hit 48 winners including 10 aces. Moreover, Federer won 80 per cent of first serve points and 70 per cent on his second serve.

The five-time champion is into the Round of 16 for the 18th consecutive year. He has not missed the second week of the US Open since his debut appearance in 2000. He will be facing David Goffin of Belgium on Saturday for a place in the quarterfinals.

In other men”s singles clash, Djokovic dominated his clash against American Denis Kudla, winning in routine straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in a game that lasted a little more than two hours.