Australia's Alexei Popyrin hands defending champion Novak Djokovic his earliest US Open defeat in 18 years with victory in the third round.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic followed Carlos Alcaraz out of the door at the US Open as he suffered a shock defeat by Alexei Popyrin in the third round.
"I tried my best, I didn't have any physical issues. I just felt out of gas, and you could see that. From the first match, I just didn't find myself on this court." Djokovic added.Sluggish Djokovic pays price against energised Popryin The 24-time major winner finally burst to life at the beginning of the third set, winning the first three games before a blip allowed Popyrin to break back.
He held firm in his next service game, too, saving two break points before a series of double faults and careless errors from the usually clinical Djokovic moved the 28th seed to the brink of a seismic victory.
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