US Open 2021 live: Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori live on TV, live stream and live ticker
Novak Djokovic(ATP No. 1) meets Kei Nishikori in the third round duel at the US Open - from 7.30 p.m. live on TV on Eurosport, in the live stream via Eurosport Player and in our live ticker!
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Sep 04, 2021, 03:56 pm
He is quick-witted, Novak Djokovic. When asked if he felt that he had his number in view of his winning streak against Kei Nishikori (as the American philosophers so beautifully), Djokovic replied: "Yes, I actually have it on my cell phone."
It's fun, and Djokovic can afford it. He has now won an absurd 16 times in a row against Nishikori, who now has almost nothing left than a quote from the great Vitas Gerulaitis. He had also lost 16 times in a row to Jimmy Connors, then won the following duel and proclaimed: "Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row!"
Djokovic has just dismantled Nishikori
Only in the case of Nishikori you don't really want to believe in it, the duels with Djoker were too clear last. Just recently at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, for example - Djokovic won 6: 2 and 6: 0.
Nishikori's last victory? In New York, of all places, in 2014, in the semifinals, when he fought his way into his only major final and in the end lost to Marin Cilic.
A bigger difference to then: Nishikori is no longer one of the world's best, many injuries have thrown him back again and again, he is currently only listed in 56th place. And at the US Open he had to go over five sets again in his two-round match, but here he is a specialist.
When will Djokovic come against Nishikori?
The game between Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori is scheduled as the second game after 6 p.m. CEST at Arthur Ashe Stadium, after the match between Petra Kvitova and Maria Sakkari, and will certainly not start before 7.30 p.m. CEST. Eurosport broadcasts on TV and via the Eurosport Player also in the livestream, in the match tracker you can join us!
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