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US Open 2014: Novak Djokovic safely through into second week at Flushing Meadows

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 30:  Novak Djokovic of Serbia takes the court against  Sam Querrey of the United States for their men's singles third round match on
Image: Novak Djokovic: looks every inch the man to beat

Novak Djokovic cruised into the fourth round at the US Open with a comfortable victory over American Sam Querrey.

Top seed Djokovic has not been tested in any of his matches so far and needed just an hour and 25 minutes to dispatch Querrey 6-3 6-2 6-2.

Querrey's serve is his biggest asset but Djokovic was all over it, the American winning just 23 per cent of points on his second serve and only 57 per cent on his first.

Coming into the tournament, Djokovic admitted he did not not know how being away from his pregnant wife would affect him but any rivals looking for a lack of focus will have been sorely disappointed.

Fifth seed Milos Raonic ended the run of Victor Estrella Burgos in a tight match that was decided by three tie-breaks.

Estrella Burgos' rise into the top 100 at the age of 34 has been one of the best stories of the season but even his enthusiastic band of fans from the Dominican Republic could not propel him to victory this time.

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In the fourth round Raonic will play 10th seed Kei Nishikori, who came into the tournament short on matches because of injury but has been impressive and beat Leonardo Mayer 6-4 6-2 6-3.

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