It's time for the live stream of Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori. But we still expect a fight from the crowd with his US Open live steamy opponent.

Yes, Djokovic's confusion in the first round continued in Thursday's match. It happened in the second set when Djokovic missed an overhand while serving at 4-2, 30-all and was on break point for the first time in the match.

At the press conference, Djokovic said, "That guy, for some reason, was calling, making noise, yelling right before I hit the smash. He had done it a few times before that. And then again after that. That was weird."

Djokovic, of course, won handily, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 (99 minutes total). Djokovic and Nishikori have played a total of 19 times, with Nishikori winning just two matches. Of their U.S. Open matchups, Djokovic won in 2018 (6-3, 6-4, 6-2) and Nishikori won (6-4, 1-6, 7-6, 6-3).

Why are the spectators cheering for Djokovic, after the incident in 2020 when he accidentally hit the ball into the neck of the line judge, and some might feel bad about his near-inertia in achieving Grand Slams?

Here's how to watch Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori online:

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In the US, the Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori live stream is today (Saturday, September 4). 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, 10:30 AM Eastern Standard Time.

The match will be broadcast on ESPN2, with the third round of the U.S. Open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET.

The U.S. 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 the 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 may have to stay up late for this match. Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori is available on Amazon Prime Video and will air at 6:30 pm BST.

Prime Video is included with Amazon Prime for £79 per year.

Those from the UK who wish to watch from abroad can connect by using a VPN.

Canadian tennis fans can watch a live stream of Novak Djokovic vs. Taron Greek Spore on TSN. This service can be subscribed to a la carte or added to a package; TSN1 will have coverage of this match, while TSN3 TS4 and TS5 will have primetime coverage of the US Open where the match is expected to take place.

The match will be played at 1:30 PM ET/10:30 AM ET.

TSN's streaming-only service starts at $19.99 CAD per month, a much better value than the $4.99 CAD per day option.