In Saturday's match, Kei Nishikori proved to be a real force to be reckoned with against Djokovic for the first time this tournament. Djokovic took his time to get into his stride until the second set. Djokovic took a long time to get into his stride until the second set.
In this opening set alone, Djokovic committed 20 unforced errors. As the match progressed, Djokovic did not allow Nishikori to create seven break point opportunities in the second set.
And while Djokovic won 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, it was much easier for Jenson Brooksby. It was his first ever five-set match, a 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Aslan Karatsev. Monday will be Brooksby's first Slam fourth round match.
Another minor storyline of the tournament is also of interest. New York is rooting for Djokovic at the British Open, but will they try to get Brooksby to win again?
Here's how to watch Novak Djokovic vs. Jenson Brooksby online:
If you have to leave your "bubble" or are hit by a horrible local blackout and want to watch Novak Djokovic vs. Jenson Brooksby live stream on your cable TV, you are not out of luck. With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can pretend you're surfing the web from your hometown and access the same streaming services you've already paid for.
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Here's how easy it is to stream from anywhere in the world:
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Exclusive Tom's Guide Discount: in the US, Novak Djokovic vs. Jenson Brooksby will live stream on Monday, September 6 at 7pm ET / 4pm ET.
The match will be broadcast on ESPN2, which will carry the US Open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET.
The US Open matches will be broadcast on the ESPN-affiliated networks and streamed on ESPN3, ESPN Plus, and the ESPN app. It is also broadcast on the Tennis Channel.
If you cut cable, you can watch all of these channels on Sling TV (via Sling Orange) or Fubo TV's entry-level package. Both are on our list of best streaming services, but tennis fans who also like basketball will not want to use Fubo, which has no TNT. Tennis channels can be added with the Sports Extra (Sling) and Sports Plus (Fubo) packages for $11 per month.
British fans will have to stay up late for this match. Novak Djokovic vs. Jenson Brooksby will be available on Amazon Prime Video and will begin around midnight.
Prime Video is included with Amazon Prime for £79 per year.
If you are from the UK and want to watch from abroad, you can connect using a VPN.
Canadian tennis fans can watch a live stream of Novak Djokovic vs. Taron Greek Spore on TSN. The service can be subscribed to a la carte or added to a package; TSN3 has coverage of the match as it has live coverage of the round of 16 from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm ET.
TSN5 will also broadcast this time slot.
TSN's streaming-only service starts at $19.99 CAD per month, a much better value than the $4.99 CAD per day option.
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