Djokovic breezes past Mathieu to 3rd round

NEW YORK - World number one Novak Djokovic defeated France's Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-1 6-3 6-0 in the 2nd round of the US Open on Thursday.

Djokovic had an easy job against Mathieu and showed strength in this year's bid for his second US Open title. He won the first in 2011.

His next opponent will be Sam Querrey of the US , who ousted Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3 6-4 6-4.

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