NEW YORK, Aug 31 — Defending champion Novak Djokovic admitted he had played “his worst tennis ever” as he slumped to his earliest exit at the US Open in 18 years yesterday,...
Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a backhand return against Australia's Alexei Popyrin during their men's singles third round match on day five of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City August 30, 2024.
“The way I played from the beginning of the tournament reaching the third round is a success,” said a despondent Djokovic, who remains marooned on 24 Slam titles with Margaret Court.Djokovic admitted that the effort and aftermath of winning Olympic gold in Paris just four weeks ago impacted his lacklustre New York campaign.
The latest crushing setback comes in a year which saw Jannik Sinner succeed him as Australian Open champion before Carlos Alcaraz took his French Open crown and swept him off court in the Wimbledon final. The Serb’s exit yesterday was another bodyblow to the US Open after Alcaraz was shocked in the second round on Thursday.
Yesterday, Djokovic paid a heavy price for failing to convert five break points in the sixth game of the opening set against Popyrin, 12 years his junior. Popyrin had lost to Djokovic at the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year but arrived in New York buoyed by capturing his first Masters title in Montreal.
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