Djokovic fights back to avoid upset

Fourth seed Novak Djokovic survived a scare at the hands of American qualifier Jesse Witten as he reached the US Open fourth round.

Fourth seed Novak Djokovic survived a scare at the hands of American qualifier Jesse Witten as he reached the US Open fourth round.

The Serbian was playing the world number 276, and lost the first set and his temper in front of a Louis Armstrong Stadium crowd who were firmly and vocally behind the American underdog.

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