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LESTER

IS MORE

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia,
uses ice towels to cool off dur-
ing a changeover in his match
against Marton Fucsovics, of
Hungary, during the first round
of the U.S. Open tennis tourna-
ment, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018,
in New York.
Associated Press
Djokovic

turns to

'survival

mode'

to win

By HOWARD FENDRICH
NEW YORK (AP) — His
cheeks red, hair matted
with sweat, Novak Djokov-
ic appeared to be in such
distress as he trudged to a
changeover on a steamy
U.S. Open afternoon that
someone suggested it
would be a good idea to
have a trash can at the
ready, just in case he lost
his lunch.
Djokovic sat down and re-
moved his shirt. He guzzled
water from a plastic bottle.
He placed one cold towel
around his neck, a second
across his lap and a third
between his bare upper
back and the seat.
He was not even 1½ hours
into his first match at Flush- Mets' Syndergaard gets knocked around by Cubs
ing Meadows in two years,
and while Djokovic eventu-
ally would get past Marton
Fucsovics 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 Chicago Cubs' Jon Lester watches his two RBI-single during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets on
Tuesday, it was a bit of an Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Chicago.
ordeal. Associated Press
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