NEW YORK, Aug 30 : Novak Djokovic made his earliest exit at the U.S. Open after a shock 7-6(5) 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-1 loss to unseeded Argentine Mariano Navone in a gruelling first-round clash on Sunday, as his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title went up in smoke.The 39-year-old vomited midway through the

The 48th-ranked Argentine’s 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory ended Djokovic’s latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title, the monumental achievement looking ever less likely for the 39-year-old.

NEW YORK, Aug 30 : Novak Djokovic's bid for a fifth U.S. Open title and 25th Grand Slam crown ended in a stunning 7-6(5) 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-1 defeat by Mariano Navone in the first round on Sunday.The 39-year-old looked out of sorts for much of the match and suffered his earliest defeat at the tournament.

NEW YORK, Aug 31 : Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz needed only a New York minute to hit his stride after a nearly five-month injury layoff, beating Russian Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-4 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the U.S. Open.Alcaraz arrived at Flushing Meadows as one of the tournament's biggest questio

NEW YORK, Aug 31 : Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz needed only a New York minute to hit his stride after a nearly five-month injury layoff, beating Russian Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-4 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the U.S. Open.Alcaraz arrived at Flushing Meadows as one of the tournament's biggest questio

NEW YORK, Aug 31 : Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz needed only a New York minute to hit his stride after a nearly five-month injury layoff, beating Russian Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-4 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the U.S. Open.Alcaraz arrived at Flushing Meadows as one of the tournament's biggest questio

Novak Djokovic lost a nearly five-hour match to Mariano Navone at the US Open on Sunday, August 30, and the tennis legend seemed to struggle through every minute.

With this defeat, 21 years to the day of his U.S. Open debut, the question now lingers as to whether this was Djokovic's final match at this or any Grand Slam.

Novak Djokovic’s shock US Open defeat to Mariano Navone will have major consequences, with the Serbian set to fall out of the ATP top 10 for the first time since 2018. His four-hour, 36-minute battle also ended his hopes of winning a record 25th Grand Slam title.