Tennis great Martina Navratilova admitted she was 'not surprised' by Novak Djokovic's early exit at the US Open, saying he didn't have the 'focus or fire'.
Tennis great Martina Navratilova admitted she was 'not surprised' by Novak Djokovic's early exit at the US Open, saying he didn't have the 'focus or fire'. Djokovic said he 'played some of the worst tennis I have ever played' after he followed Carlos Alcaraz in crashing out of the US Open. Defending champion Djokovic was dethroned by 28th seed Alexei Popyrin in a stunning 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 exit in the third round at Flushing Meadows.
' Henman: Go for 25 in 2025 Djokovic came into the tournament knowing he would be up against it owing to his emotionally draining Olympic win and being without a hard-court match since March and Tim Henman said: 'It just emphasises how important a serve is. When he's not getting those cheap points, he's not really getting the platform to dominate from the back of the court. 'And you add to that physically, the tank is probably a bit empty.
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