Novak Djokovic sends James Blake packing

        American James Blake has been eliminated from the U.S. Open, after losiing 6-1, 7-6, 6-3 o No. 3 Novak Djokovic.

      Serbia's Djokovic made only 13 unforced errors _ 18 fewer than Blake.

    "I had luck in the second set, and if he had won that second set it might have been a different story," Djokovic said.

     Djokovic will play American Mardy Fish next.

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