Niland thrilled to get shot at Djokovic

CONOR NILAND says he can’t wait to take to the court for his dream showdown against Novak Djokovic in the first round of the US Open.

Facing up to the world number one and current holder of the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles obviously severely minimises Niland’s prospects of advancing to the last 64 of the final Grand Slam of the year.

And his Davis Cup team-mate Louk Sorensen faces only a marginally less difficult task, being pitted against number six seed, Sweden’s Robin Soderling.