Overview

• Novak Djokovic beat 19-year-old Learner Tien 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the second round.
• With the victory he became the first player of the Open Era to record 75 consecutive opening-round wins at the Grand Slams.
• Djokovic received on-court treatment for a bloodied blister on his right big toe and later said, “I was surprised how bad I was feeling.”
• The match was his first singles outing since his Wimbledon semi-final loss, following a summer without Toronto or Cincinnati.
• He will face American qualifier Zachary Svajda next, after Tien’s US Open debut with coach Michael Chang in his box highlighted the teenager’s rise.