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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 28: Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot towards Laslo Djere of Serbia throughout their Men’s Singles Second Round match on Day Three of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28, 2024 within the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
Novak Djokovic, the defending US Open champion, has been knocked out of the match by Australian Alexei Popyrin in a shocking third-round upset. Popyrin, seeded twenty eighth, defeated Djokovic 6-4 , 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to achieve the fourth spherical of the Grand Slam match.
Djokovic, 37, was searching for to win his twenty fifth Grand Slam title, however Popyrin’s spectacular efficiency ended his bid. The Serbian tennis star was error-prone all through the match, committing 15 double faults and hitting 50 winners.
“It’s unbelievable,” Popyrin stated after the match. “I’ve been to the third round about 15 times in my career, but I haven’t been able to get to the fourth. To be able to do it against the greatest of all time… it’s a great feeling.”
ALEXEI POPYRIN COMPLETES THE UPSET OVER NOVAK DJOKOVIC 😱
This is the primary main for the reason that 2004 French Open with out Djokovic, Nadal or Federer within the Round of 16 😳 pic.twitter.com/F1jODwxX4L
— ESPN (@espn) August 31, 2024
Djokovic’s Worst Ever
Djokovic, who has been struggling along with his type this season, admitted that he performed a few of the worst tennis of his profession. “I played some of the worst tennis I have ever played,” he stated, in line with Independent. “Serving by far the worst ever. If you play on a quick surface like this without the serve, without ability to win free points there, many double faults, then you can’t win.”
The defeat signifies that Djokovic will undergo a season and not using a Grand Slam title for the primary time since 2017. He stays tied with Margaret Court for essentially the most Grand Slam titles in historical past, with 24.
The upset has opened up the underside half of the draw, with American gamers Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, and Brandon Nakashima now having an opportunity to achieve the ultimate.
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