NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A new day brought the old familiar Novak Djokovic back to the U.S. Open as the reigning champion completed a weather-halted 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory over Spaniard David Ferrer yesterday to return to the men’s final.
The Australian Open champion, who had looked lost at windblown Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday before the semi-final was suspended due to an approaching storm with 10th seed Ferrer leading 5-2, was his dominant self under yesterday’s sunny skies.
“I was a different player,” the second-seeded Djokovic said. “I felt much more comfortable on the court today than I did yesterday.
“Ferrer was coping with the conditions much better than I did. Yesterday, I didn’t have any rhythm, so I didn’t mind getting off the court yesterday to be honest and coming in today.”
Blasting winners from both sides and breezing through his service games, Djokovic needed less than two hours to sweep the last three sets and set up a finals showdown against third-seeded Olympic champion Andy Murray of Britain.
Murray, who beat Czech Tomas Berdych in his semi-final, will be aiming for his first grand slam title in the final, which was rescheduled for today because of the delays.
