# Tennis great Djokovic exits US Open in first round amid tears and pain

https://mins.news/en/item/38206

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-31 05:31 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/31/tennis-great-djokovic-exits-us-open-in-first-round-amid-tears-and-pain?traffic_source=rss

> Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title ended with a 7-6 (5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 loss to unseeded Argentine Mariano Navone. Hampered by vomiting, cramps and pain, Djokovic suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in two decades and his first US Open first-round defeat.

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