Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Andreas Seppi of Italy in their third round match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 4, 2015. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic notched another straight sets win but was given more of a workout in a 6-3 7-5 7-5 victory over Italian Andreas Seppi in reaching the fourth round on a hot, humid Friday at the U.S. Open.
Djokovic had lost just 10 games through the first two rounds and despite beating 25th-ranked Seppi in all 10 of their previous meetings, the 28-year-old Serb needed a tiring two and a half hours at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the Round of 16.
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