the crowd at Arthur Ash Stadium witnessed something truly unexpected on Wednesday night a wavering Novak jokovic struggling in the sweltering heat during his second round match at the US Open what happened and how did the world know to manage to pull through let's break it down but before we dive in make sure to subscribe to our channel for all the latest updates from the World of Sports don't forget to like this video and share your thoughts in the comments below in just 90 minutes the match against fellow Serbian loslo jir had only completed 14 games and fans watched as jokovic battled the brutal heat in Flushing between changeovers he took several measures to stay cool ice packs draped across his shoulders shirt changes and even a rib massage from a trainer but despite the visible exhaustion jokovic pushed on J was giving jokovic a run for his money especially in the second set where he was out serving the defending Champion jokovic struggled with only 47% of first serves in play and racked up eight double faults but just when it looked like the match might slip away jokovic rallied evening the score and putting pressure on jir unfortunately the match took a turn for the worse for jir who was dealing with an abdominal injury after losing his lead and receiving brief medical attention he threw his racket in frustration with the injury taking its toll jir was forced to retire after just two games in the third set giving jokovic the win by walkover in his postmatch interview jokovic acknowledged his struggles with serving and the grueling nature of the first two sets I haven't really been serving well the first two matches here so I'm trying to find that Rhythm and Tempo he said but despite the tough start jokovic was pleased with his ability to stay in the match and secure the win in those crucial moments up next for jokovic is Australia's alexe paperin in the third round a player he's beaten twice already this year at the Australian Open and Wimbledon will jokovic find his form and continue his quest for another grand slam title we'll be watching closely meanwhile American Taylor Fritz powered through his match against Italy's Mato bertini winning in straight sets Fritz the top- seated American in the men's draw will now face Francisco komana of Argentina can Fritz make a Deep Run in his home Grand Slam we'll have to wait and see so what do you think will jokovic recover and dominate in his next match or are we seeing signs of vulnerability from the world no two drop your predictions in the comments below and don't forget to subscribe and hit that notification Bell to stay updated on all the action from the US Open thanks for watching and we'll see you next time