Djokovic storms to win over Benneteau

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Novak Djokovic showed just what good form he is in with a comprehensive straight-sets victory over Frenchman Julien Benneteau to reach the fourth round of the US Open.

Benneteau is the 31st seed and the man who almost beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon this year but he could do nothing to threaten Djokovic.
The Serb, who beat Rafael Nadal in the final last year, has been slightly off colour since losing to the Spaniard in the French Open final to see his hopes of four straight grand slam titles go up in smoke.
But the defending champion has hit form again on the north American hard courts, winning the title in Toronto and reaching the final in Cincinnati, and he made it only 14 games dropped in three rounds with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Benneteau simply could not live with Djokovic's power and precision from the back of the court and time and again found himself out-rallied, with the second seed winning in an hour and 37 minutes.

Djokovic is not used to playing in the first match of the day, but there was certainly no lack of sharpness from the world number two.
He said: "He's a quality player and has a lot of variety in his game, so I came to the match knowing that I have to start very strong.
"And winning the first set obviously brought me a lot of momentum and confidence to continue on playing well. I felt from the start that from the baseline I was very comfortable, both defence and offence, in that position.
"So I tried to be aggressive and not allow him to come to the net because he plays good when he's in control."
Djokovic will next meet Stanislas Wawrinka, who eased past an error prone Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-4 6-2.