Novak Djokovic has suffered an emotional first-round exit at the US Open, leaving the 39-year-old in tears after an early defeat at one of tennis’s biggest tournaments.
The loss brings Djokovic’s campaign to an abrupt end at the opening stage. It also adds to the growing sense that time is becoming a more significant factor for one of the sport’s most decorated players.
Djokovic, long regarded as one of tennis’s greats, was visibly affected by the defeat. The result carries added weight because of the stage on which it came, with the US Open traditionally one of the sport’s most closely watched events.
At 39, Djokovic remains a major figure in men’s tennis, but the first-round loss provides further evidence that the demands of the elite game are becoming harder to overcome as he gets older.
No further details of the match scoreline, opponent or post-match comments were provided in the supplied material. The latest confirmed position is that Djokovic is out of the US Open following his opening-round defeat.
