New York: Novak Djokovic beat Julien Benneteau of France 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the fourth round at the US Open on Sunday.
The defending champion has dropped just 14 games in his three matches.
But he found himself out of the limelight in the first week.
“I have had situations and periods in my career where I was under the radar and others where I was in the spotlight,” Djokovic said. “I really try not to pay attention to that too much.”
“The attention comes and goes. It’s normal. This is sport. Obviously Andy and his retirement attracted a lot of attention, so everybody is excited to see him play and see how far he can go.
“But I have been playing really well at the US Open in the last five years.”
When Djokovic won the Australian Open in January, he made it four grand slam titles out of the past five events.
“In the seven, eight days I had off after the Cincinnati final, my goal was to really try to recover, charge my batteries, work on some things in my game, and come out strong from the start.
“That’s what I’ve done. I feel great on the court. I’m really trying to keep that up.”
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