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Novak Djokovic received a free pass into the third round of the US Open after his scheduled opponent, Jiri Vesely, withdrew from the event on Wednesday because of left forearm inflammation.The timing couldnt be better for Djokovic, who has struggled with his own arm and wrist injuries since the Rio Olympics. In his first-round match on Monday, a four-set struggle against Jerzy Janowicz, Djokovic called for the trainer only five games into the match to work on his arm.Afterward, Djokovic didnt want to go into details, saying in his on-court interview, I dont think its necessary to talk about this now. Im through. Im taking it day by day.But before the tournament began, the world No. 1 said his wrist had not been ideal for the last 3? weeks.Djokovic has been mired in a rare slump. Since winning the French Open in early June, he lost to Sam Querrey in the third round of Wimbledon. He did rebound in Toronto, capturing the Rogers Cup trophy, but his success was short-lived.In Rio, the Serb, who has won six of the past nine Grand Slam events, was stunned by Juan Martin del Potro in the opening round.A title at the US Open, however, would make Djokovic only the second player in the Open era -- joining?Roger Federer?--?to win three Slams in consecutive seasons.On Friday, Djokovic will play either Guido Pella or Mikhail Youzhny.Elsewhere on the mens side, Rafael Nadal became the first match winner with the roof closed.The fourth-seeded Spaniard defeated Andreas Seppi 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the third round, where he will take on Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia.Nadals victory came after the new, $150 million roof in Arthur Ashe Stadium was closed with the score 3-3 in the second set.American John Isner?beat Steve Darcis?-- who was also coming off a five-set match -- 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-3 in 2 hours, 54 minutes to reach the third round. Both rallied from two sets down in the first round: Isner spent 3 hours, 27 minutes on court on Monday, while Darcis needed 4 hours, 11 minutes.The 20th-seeded Isner had a chance to close out the victory against Darcis in the third-set tiebreaker but wasted four match points.The 106th-ranked Darcis also faced the extra fatigue of going through qualifying to make the main draw.Isner improved to 9-0 in US Open second-round matches. He had 38 aces on Wednesday, when he received treatment on his right knee and for blisters on his foot.Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champ, also advanced.The seventh-seeded Cilic needed just 1 hour, 40 minutes to beat Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.In the first big upset of the tournament, Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic hit 15 double faults and lost to 120th-ranked qualifier Ryan Harrison of the United States 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5, 6-1.The fifth-seeded Raonic was treated by a trainer for problems with his left wrist and left thigh during Wednesdays match and generally looked weary as play went on.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.? Brett Favre Jersey . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Dexter Williams Youth Jersey . The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Lions have not announced the hiring, which was first reported by ESPN. 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Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins.Former Newcastle defender Olivier Bernard is backing his old team to avoid relegation to the Championship this season. The Magpies sit 19th in the table with four games remaining, although confidence is returning after a 3-0 win over Swansea on Saturday was followed by Rafael Benitezs side battling back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Manchester City on Tuesday night.Newcastle trail rivals Sunderland by one point, though the Black Cats have a game in hand, while Norwich are two points ahead of them. Bernard believes Benitez has the team playing with renewed confidence and believes they can find the form needed to leapfrog Norwich and Sunderland.I think anything is possible with Newcastle and I dont think that was the case a couple of weeks ago or a couple of months ago, Bernard told Sky Sports News HQ. Newcastle United are two points from safety with four games remaining Over the last two games they have turned up and played well. You can expect them to continue on their march to survival.Newcastles next game is a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool, after which they will host Crystal Palace and then travel to relegated Aston Villa.Their final game comes at home against title-chasing Tottenham, but Bernard is praying Leicester may have sealed the title before then.Newcastle are still in the bottom three but on paper we have got the easiest run, Bernard said. Heres a look Norwich, Sunderland and Newcastles remaining games in the Premier League The calendar is in our favour but that doesnt mean the points are there.dddddddddddd It means there is everything to play for.If Tottenham knows they cant get the title, they might come to that game and think they have got nothing else to play for so we have a chance.Former Brazil international Marindinha, who played for Newcastle for two years from 1987, attended the 1-1 draw with City at St James Park and is confident they can preserve their top-flight status in the remaining matches.Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, the 56-year-old - the first Brazilian to play in English football - said: In the second half they looked a bit nervous bit in the end it was okay.I now hope they fight over the next few games to make sure they keep in the same division. I am looking forward to seeing Newcastle staying in the Premiership. Its very important for the club and its very important for the people. 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