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The top seed toiled for more than two hours to overcome Todd Martin 7-6, 1-6, 7-5 in the first round of the Kroger St Jude tournament.
American Todd Martin announced his retirement after losing to Fabrice Santoro of France in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.
The German won a three-and-a-half hour battle to make the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time.
There is no one more unbeatable in men's tennis than Novak Djokovic when the Serb is at his best, former world number four American Todd Martin said. Reigning world number one Djokovic has already established himself as one of the best ever to play the game and the Serb's Grand Slam haul of 17 is just three behind the 20 that Roger Federer has amassed. The Swiss player will be 39 in August.
He went on to lift the US Open title in 1994 and, after shaving his head on the advice of his then actress girlfriend Brooke Shields, the Australian Open crown in 1995 before adding an Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996.
List of US Open men's singles champions since the Open Era began in 1968:
List of US Open men's singles champions since the open era began in 1968:
List of Australian Open men's singles champions since the event began in 1905 (Australian unless stated):
List of Australian Open men's singles champions since the event began in 1905 (Australian unless stated):
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