Mail Sport reported United were prepared to recall Fernandez with the left-back struggling for minutes, and send him on loan to Portuguese side Benfica.
Djokovic's opening round match was played over a gruelling four hours and one minute as the Croatian wildcard won the second set 7-6 and pushed the Serb all the way before succumbing to defeat.
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