Tennis
Djokovic lost in the third round of the US Open and will end the year without a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2017
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic lost to Australian Alexei Popyrin in the third round of the US Open.
The match lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes and ended with a score of 6:4, 6:4, 2:6, 6:4 in favor of Popyrin. In the next round, the Australian will meet American Frances Tiafoe.
Djokovic will end the season without a Grand Slam title for the first time since 2017. The Serb has 24 Grand Slam singles titles. Djokovic won the US Open last year. His third-round loss will drop him from second in the world rankings to at least fourth place.
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Men. Third round
Alexey Popyrin (Australia, 28) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 2) – 6:4, 6:4, 2:6, 6:4
Source: Sportbox
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