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Shock in New York: Navone eliminates Djokovic in US Open first round

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Argentina’s Mariano Navone defeated fifth-seeded Novak Djokovic 7-6, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in a four-hour, 36-minute US Open first-round match.
  • The loss ended Djokovic’s run of reaching the first round of every Grand Slam since the 2006 Australian Open.
  • Navone will face the winner of Matteo Berrettini’s match against Stan Wawrinka.

Mariano Navone produced a major upset at the US Open by eliminating Novak Djokovic in the first round after a five-set match lasting four hours and 36 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The Argentine, ranked 49th in the ATP standings, won the opening set in a tiebreak. Djokovic, the fifth seed and a 24-time Grand Slam champion, responded by taking the next two sets and moving ahead 2-1.

Navone refused to give way. He won the fourth set 6-2, then closed out the match with a commanding 6-1, breaking Djokovic’s serve repeatedly in the final stages.

The defeat ended Djokovic’s streak of reaching the opening round of every Grand Slam tournament since the 2006 Australian Open. Navone will await the winner of the match between Italy’s Matteo Berrettini and Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka to learn his next opponent.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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