US Open Day 1 - Djokovic Some Way Short Of Title Winning Shape, Form; Konta, Edmund Score Good Wins; Isner Breaks Tiafoe's Heart
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2016
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Novak Djokovic does not look like the US Open champion right now.
So say the Tennis Podcast team after watching the World No.1 struggle and splutter past Jerzy Janowicz, the talented, powerful but erratic Pole, in round one.
Coming in having admitted to a wrist injury, Djokovic won 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, undergoing a lengthy massage to his other arm after just three games.
It led to podcast presenters David Law and Catherine Whitaker concluding that, unless his injury problems clear, it’s difficult to imagine him holding the trophy at the end of the tournament.
The podcast also covers the impressive wins of Britain’s Kyle Edmund over the 13th seed Richard Gasquet, and Jo Konta against Bethanie Mattek Sands, and preview the second day, with six more British players in action.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm John McInery. I'm Bjorn Borg. This is Martina Navratelova. I'm Matt Vylander. I'm |
| 0:05.2 | San Roenka. I'm Lainey Njut. I'm Andy Murray and you're listening to the tennis podcast. |
| 0:20.0 | Hello and welcome to the tennis podcast brought to you an association with the telegraph |
| 0:23.8 | Catherine Whitiger and myself David Law come to you at 1015 on the opening day the evening we sit |
| 0:32.0 | just next to the outside courts the the practice courts which are deserted they're still floodlet |
| 0:38.1 | Catherine and I are sitting outside next to the media cafe whilst Catherine know that chocovich |
| 0:44.3 | is going through turmoil on the author of stadium court because he is level at one set all as we |
| 0:49.7 | speak with Jersey Yanovic I'll come back on a little bit later the end of the match just to wrap |
| 0:54.8 | up but whatever's happened in that match and we'll get our insight a little bit from our Twitter |
| 0:59.1 | followers as well at tennis podcast but I mean this is this is dramatic right now what is going on |
| 1:04.2 | because he's up against six feet eight inch tall Jersey Yanovic who's been beset with injuries |
| 1:09.6 | over the last six months he hasn't won a grand slam match for 18 months and yet here he is taking |
| 1:15.1 | it to chocovich who clearly is short of full match fitness is it is dramatic is Phil Collins playing |
| 1:22.3 | in the air tonight while the author us stadium roof slowly opens I don't think anything can be |
| 1:28.4 | well let's be realistic I mean this Phil Collins and he was pretty awesome it was pumping the stadium |
| 1:33.0 | full of smoke and doing a light check it was so good yeah follow that Novak and he's struggling too |
| 1:40.4 | isn't he yeah I've watched a little bit less of it than you have I've just caught glimpses here |
| 1:44.2 | and there because I've been out on Joe contour watch on grandson she was pretty great beating |
| 1:48.6 | Bethany Matic sands but yeah caught glimpses in the in the first set thought he didn't look didn't |
| 1:54.0 | look great Janovits making a match of it but chocovich will will have enough here it'll be one of |
| 2:00.0 | those ones where he gets through in second gear and hopes to get into third gear in the next one |
| 2:04.7 | and it's just not just not going that way is he in well he had it he had a lengthy injury time out |
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