NEW YORK – Five thoughts from Day 5 on Friday at the 2016 U.S. Open.
• Someone likes Novak Djokovic: the top seed and defending champ may have a bum wrist but his luck is tremendous. After a walkover in his second match against Jiri Vesely—one of just five players to beat Djokovic in 2016—Djokovic needed only six games to advance today. Down 2-4, Mikhail Youzhny retired with a left leg injury. Djokovic is into the fourth round winning one completed match. How’s his wrist? (and right arm?) We’ll have to wait until Sunday.
• Someone likes Madison Keys.