NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic moved within one set of his 10th grand slam title, breaking Roger Federer in the ninth game of the third set, then holding serve to lead 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the U.S. Open men's final.
The 34-year-old Federer applied intense pressure on world number one Djokovic, but the Serb saved two break points in the eighth game, two more in the 10th game and battled back from 0-30 in the sixth game.
The two big rivals had exchanged services breaks early in the set in a see-saw struggle for the upper hand in the best-of-five final.