The US Open moves into the weekend with some exciting men’s third-round matches. As always, we at Last Word on Tennis share our predictions for every match . Our panelists Zain, Damian, and Ilemona give their thoughts on the matches for Novak Djokovic , Ben Shelton, Tomas Machac, and more.
Novak Djokovic vs Cameron Norrie Zain: Their third meeting of the season so far, Cameron Norrie is the type of opponent that Novak Djokovic should both like and be frustrated about. The Serb will get enough rallies to get back in rhythm, something which he has still been trying to find here, and in doing that the Brit’s stubbornness may test the gas and the motivation of the 24-time major champion. Djokovic just has too many options in a match like this, and barring a calamity he should com