"Not a fair battle but I'm pleased with the way I played" says Djokovic after US Open win

The Serbian player played his first match since the Olympics and at times it showed. Early on he dominated but he stumbled in the 2nd set and smashed an injured Rune in the next two. On that he said:

"It's tough to talk about [the] third and fourth sets because he barely moved. [From] my side, I started great. Played a really, really good first set. After that, I don't know, I was 4-3 serving in the second set."

Djokovic explained the 2nd set stumble as:

"Everything was working well, but then I just lost the first serve. Credit to him for fighting. He had the crowd behind him. It was tough to play in my first match, even though I had tonnes of experience playing on this court, for him it was the first one."

Despite the great start Djokovi felt the lack of matches admitting fealing rusty:

"Still, you get nerves. You still are feeling a little bit rusty at the beginning. Obviously, I'm pleased with the way I finished the match. Again, it was not a fair battle on the court with his unfortunate injury and cramping."