ESPN.com · Sep 1, 2016
Struggling Djokovic gets extra time to restore mojo
NEW YORK -- He has been the best player in men's tennis for the past five years, ranked No. 1 for 113 consecutive weeks.
But for a variety of resonating reasons, Novak Djokovic doesn't feel like the favorite here at the US Open.
That would be No. 2 seed Andy Murray, riding the wave of his recent victories in Wimbledon and Rio de Janeiro. Full disclosure: The odds-makers still favor Djokovic by the slightest of margins.
Murray absolutely wrecked Lukas Rosol in the opening round, dropping only seven games. Djokovic gave away that many in a single set -- and 13 overall -- in an uninspired initial outing against Jerzy Janowicz.