The final of Paris 2024 Olympic Gameson the clay of Roland Garros, caused damage. Its two protagonists did not make it past the first week of competition on the hard court of the US Open, when they were two favorites for the title.
Spanish is Thursday Carlos Alcarazsilver, giving New York a bye in the second round against the Dutchman Botic Van from Zandschulp. The gold medalist and current US Open champion suffered a brutal fall the next day.
Novak Djokovic 37 years old and world No. 2 (he dropped to fourth place), he suffered a Murcian-like nightmare on the same stage, Arthur Ashe Stadium. In a more advanced round, third, even a step more or less is important for someone who defends the crown and still has not won the 25th Grand Slam, stopped competing for the record of most winners in history with the Australian. Margaret Court.
Novak Djokovic He will leave the ‘big four’ of 2024 empty-handed. He has not known a zero in his locker since 2017, the same year in which he was left in the second round of the Australian Open, his worst result before the one that has now been achieved in the United States , where he recalled the first times, 2005 and 2006. He has equaled the third round since then.
A test for Djokovic after the ecstasy of Paris 2024. He hasn’t competed since, he went into the US Open somewhat blindly, hoping to pick up the pace as the tournament progressed, but an inspired rival crossed his path, one of the stars of the summer.
The Australian Alexei Popyrin25 years old and world No. 28, defeated Djokovic in four sets, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6 and 6-4 in 3h.18′. Excellent performance by the recent Canadian ATP Masters 1000 champion in Montréal, a talented tennis player with a good punch on his serve and forehand. And if this US Open is crazy, it’s partly because the surface is so fast in this edition.
‘No’ I felt problems, because I had already struggled to beat Popyrin both years in Australia (6-3, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3) and Wimbledon (4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7). – 6). They were higher than anything I could have imagined, as he collided with the most trusted version of ‘Aussie’ and his own limitations. The journey of knee surgery, Wimbledon and the Games has come to an end with its price.
Djokovicc, irregular (16 aces but 14 double faults) goes home without adding a fifth US Open. Popyrin will face the American in his first Grand Slam round of 16 Frances Tiafoewho defeated his compatriot Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4 and 6-3.
goodbye to Alcaraz and Djokovic in forty-eight hours. No one will feel safe at the 2024 US Open.
Source: La Verdad
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