US EditionDefending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open, one night after Carlos Alcaraz lost
- Defending champion Novak Djokovic lost at the U.S. Open, exiting in the third round against 28th-seeded Alexei Popyrin, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
- Djokovic committed 14 double faults, marking a record for him in a Grand Slam match, while Popyrin achieved 50 winners.
- This shocking upset occurred after Carlos Alcaraz, the tournament favorite, lost in straight sets to unseeded Botic van de Zandschulp.
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Djoković already said goodbye to Alexei Popyrin in two tournaments this year, and now the Australian fought back.
Tennis-Defending champion Djokovic knocked out of US Open third round
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Novak Djokovic suffered a major upset at the hands of Alexei Popyrin with a 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 beating in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday to end the Serbian’s bid for a 25th Grand Slam title. Djokovic, who had to dig deep to win the Olympic gold medal in Paris this month, looked sluggish against the energized Australian, who notched the biggest win of his career. “I spent a lot of energy winning the gold, and I did ar…
The US Open tennis championship served up a new surprise. After Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic was also eliminated. The defending champion lost in the 3rd round to the Australian Alexei Popyrin 4:6, 4:6, 6:2, 4:6. The last time the now 37-year-old Serb was knocked out so early in New York was in 2006, when he made his second career appearance at the US Open.
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