India, Aug. 28 -- Novak Djokovic eased through to the third round of the US Open as he put away American qualifier Zachary Svajda in four sets at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday. The all-time leader in men's singles titles dropped the first set in a tiebreaker, but bounced back quickly before taking advantage of his opponent cramping up to make it a quick night's work in New York.

This was Djokovic's 191st win on hard courts in his grand slam career, a number that sees him tie Roger Federer for the most wins on this surface in grand slams during the Open Era. Djokovic already holds the record for most grand slam titles won on hard courts, with nine Australian Open titles and five US Open titles seeing him three clear of Federer's six in Me...