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Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis’ most decorated player
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Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis’ most decorated player
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An emotional Novak Djokovic suffers a US Open first-round defeat which provides further evidence that age is catching up with the 39-year-old great.
Read this reportNovak Djokovic’s first-round US Open defeat to Mariano Navone ended his streak of 78 consecutive opening-round Grand Slam wins, his first such loss since the 2006 Australian Open. The four-hour, 36-minute battle was also his longest first-round major match. Despite the defeat, Djokovic made his 20th US Open appearance, joining Connors, Agassi and Lopez in an elite group.
Read this reportNovak Djokovic's pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam ends in a five-set defeat to unseeded Argentinian player Mariano Navone.
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Mariano Navone wins 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 Djokovic vomits numerous times and endures cramps The first night session of the US Open this year was approaching the three-hour mark when Novak Djokovic walked briskly to the corner of the vast Arthur Ashe Stadium court, bent down and vomited the contents of his stomach straight into the towel bin. This was neither the first nor the last time that Djokovic threw up during an excruciating four hours and 36 minutes of suffering, and his miserable night ended around midnight with the 24-time grand slam champion in tears as he was defeated 7-6...
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Djokovic's lost his first round match at a grand slam for the first time since 2006
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The 39-year-old Djokovic hadn’t lost in the first round of a major since early in his career, in 2006.
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Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis’ most decorated player. The 39-year-old is out of the U.S. Open after a first-round defeat to Mariano Navone on Sunday night, losing 7-6 (5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in a five-set marathon that lasted four hours and 36 minutes. It was the longest opening match of a Grand Slam in Djokovic’s career and became his earliest exit in one in two decades, dating to the 2006 Australian Open....
Read this reportAn emotional Novak Djokovic makes his earliest departure at a major in 20 years following a marathon five-set loss to Argentine Mariano Navone at the US Open.
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Novak Djokovic was visibly upset during the final set in his US Open first round defeat to Mariano Navone.
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Novak Djokovic fell at the first hurdle as his tilt at a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam came to a shocking end to Argentine Mariano Navone in a five-set marathon at the US Open.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 12 reports from 11 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Djokovic loses in opening round of US Open for first time, falling to Navone.” The covered outlets are based across 4 regions — Other, US, UK, and Middle East.
The earliest report in this entry came from ABC (Australia) (Aug 30, 2026, 21:34 UTC); the most recent came from ABC News (Aug 31, 2026, 08:50 UTC).
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