Novak Djokovic Is Headed to a Fifth Set Against Laslo Djere at the US Open

Novak Djokovic, right, of Serbia, shakes hands with Laslo Djere, of Serbia, after winning their match during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, in New York on Sept. 2, 2023. Frank Franklin II/AP Photo

NEW YORK—Everyone should know by now to never count out Novak Djokovic. No matter how big a deficit he faces. No matter how poorly he might be playing.

And so it made sense that Djokovic would manage to come all the way back from a two-set deficit to beat Laslo Djere 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 in the third round of the U.S. Open, avoiding what would have been his earliest exit there since 2006.