Djokovic In Another Grinder [UPDATED]

Call him the new cardiac kid! Just like his epic Wimbledon matches, Novak Djokovic is in another ridiculously dramatic match.

Call him the new cardiac kid!

Just like his epic Wimbledon matches, Novak Djokovic is in another ridiculously dramatic match. With a crowd of about 20,000 people gathering outside Arthur Ashe waiting for the Justine Henin-Serena Williams quarterfinal, the Novak Djokovic-Juan Monaco match is hitting the three-and-a-half hour mark. Monaco just took the third set tiebreaker after saving a match point. Djokovic is up two sets to one.

Amazingly, in the the third set tiebreak, Monaco was leading 5-3 when a ball fell out of his pocket during the point. It happened once during the match, meaning he lost a point. Djokovic reeled off two more points, before Monaco settled down and took the tiebreaker.

I've got two friends — James and Goldburn — nearby ready to provide live commentary on the Serena-Henin match, so here's their take on this:

Goldburn: I think in the future djokovic is either gonna have to get in superior shape or learn to win more economically. he has a tendency to get into these long matches where he relies on consistency. then he doesn't have much left in the later rounds

James: sweet god
do i have to watch this match for 2 more hours

UPDATE: And the cardiac kid prevails. Djokovic wins the fourth set 6-1.  Djokovic In Another Grinder [UPDATED]