Djokovic into 22nd straight major quarters
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Top seed Novak Djokovic beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 in a U.S. Open fourth round match on Monday, reaching a Grand Slam quarterfinal for 22 straight times.
"I'm very glad obviously that I had so many consecutive quarterfinals of Grand Slams," said Djokovic about his run.
"It says that I do value these tournaments the most and try to always perform my best tennis in them. Obviously it motivates me for the future to continue that streak."
It was the eighth straight year for the Serb to make into U.S. Open last eight.
After finishing the comfortable first set 6-1, Djokovic got troubled in the second one. Kohlschreiber forced a set point when leading 5-4, but Djokovic managed to save it. Djokovic came back after the dangerous point, winning three straight games to end the second set, and closed the match after a 6-4 third set.
Djokovic was to face the eighth seed Andy Murray in the quarterfinal.
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