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U.S. Open - 1st Round - Men

Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
N Djokovic666--
FranceA Clement334--

Arnaud Clement

Nationality FRA
Date of Birth 17/12/1977
Height 1.72 m
Weight 72 kg

Novak Djokovic

Nationality SRB
Date of Birth 22/05/1987
Height 1.88 m
Weight 74 kg
 

Live Comments

  1. 6-4 - That's the win for the world number three. Clement slaps a forehand deep of the baseline once again and Djokovic looks relieved at the ease of the match as he jogs forward to the net

  2. 5-4 - Clement is beginning to get frustrated now as his forehand lands just long of the baseline to allow Djokovic to move within a game of victory. The Frenchman will now have to serve to stay in the match

  3. 4-4 - Clement holds again as Djokovic dumps another backhand into the bottom of the net

  4. 3-4 - Yet another quick and comfortable service hold from Djokovic slings all the pressure back over the net to Clement. The Serbian world number three is just three games away from the second round now

  5. 3-3 - Clement holds again but only just as Djokovic's push for the break is undermined by a couple of unforced forehand errors, including one into the net on the final point

  6. 3-2 - Djokovic seems to be moving fine, after a little adjustment to his shoe, and eases through another service game. He doesn't seem fully happy with the ankle, understandably, but it shouldn't have too much affect on the outcome of this set or match

  7. 2-2 - Clement comes out and quickly levels the match up with the remaining couple of points on his serve Djokovic now has his ankle heavily strapped and is just taking his time on it, feeling it out

  8. 2-1 - Clement has called for the trainer too. Not sure what that's about, he doesn't seem to have been carrying an injury

  9. 2-1 - Djokovic looks like he is going to need treatment for an ankle injury in the middle of this game having twisted it badly whilst leaping out wide for a service return. He looks in a decent amount of pain right now as he limps to the chair

  10. 2-1 - Clement walks down to Djokovic's side of the court to take a long look at a mark, after his backhand down the line is called out and hads the Serb a hold

  11. 1-1 - A solid game from Clement to get himself off the mark in this set. Djokovic is enjoying himself out on court though, something which has been in short supply in recent months, and even had a bit of a smile on his face at the end of that game

  12. 1-0 - Djokovic cruises through the opening game of this third set and Clement really needs to make a move now if he is to have any success in this match whatsoever

  13. 6-3 - Djokovic grabs the second set at his first attempt when Clement slaps what should be an easy backhand volley deep of the baseline

  14. 5-3 - Djokovic will force Clement to serve to stay in the set having cemented the break with a huge service winner

  15. 4-3 - Djokovic pounces! Just when Clement seems to be getting somewhere Djokovic breaks the Frenchman's serve hitting the ball even harder and forcing the errors from the Clement forehand

  16. 3-3 - Normal service is resumed on the Djokovic serve as he races through another service game to keep things level

  17. 2-3 - There is a slight shift in momentum here as Clement posts a love service game to keep his nose in front in this set

  18. 2-2 - Djokovic is forced to save a break point with a huge service winner before he can go on to hold when Clement narrowly misses a forehand passing shot down the line

  19. 1-2 - Clement has to work really hard to hold his serve again as Djokovic pushes for the break early in this second set. Clement is a danger player but Djokovic just has too much all around the court for the Frenchman to really challenge him

  20. 1-1 - Djokovic quickly levels up again to sling the pressure back over the net on to Clement again. This is simple solid tennis from the Australian Open champion

  21. 0-1 - Clement does well to hold for the opening game of the second set inspite of the charge the Djokovic is now on as he pushes the Frenchman to 40-30

  22. 6-3 - Another forceful service game from Djokovic ends the set as he pounces on a short ball from Clement and smacks it down into the open court. Quick and easy for the world number three

  23. 5-3 - Clement is working hard to stick with Djokovic in this set but and is managing to do now on his serve. He holds again to force Djokovic to serve out the set

  24. 5-2 - Djokovic had to work a bit harder in that game as Clement took him to deuce but the Frenchman couldn't earn himself a break point and Djokovic is just one game away from a quick and painless first set

  25. 4-2 - Clement is on track now but he is already that early break down and, excepting that first game, he hasn't come that close to break Djokovic's serve

  26. 4-1 - Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the Beijing Olympics of last week, eventually losing to Nadal, and has picked up just where he left off cruising through this opening set

  27. 3-1 - A whipped backhand passing shot across court from Clement finally gets him off the mark

  28. 3-0 - A very quick and comfortable service game from Djokovic cements the break. After that opening game battle, the Serb is off to a flyer

  29. 2-0 - An early break for Djokovic as he restricts Clement to only one point on his own serve, and seals the game with a backhand passing shot down the line

  30. 1-0 - An inauspicious start from the world number three who faces an early break point is forced to come up with a couple of big first serves as well as gymnastic net play to get himself off the mark

  31. 0-0 - Djokovic to get the match underway ...

  32. 20:47 - Coming up in just a few minutes world number two and 2007 finallist Novak Djokovic takes on Frenchman Arnaud Clement

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