Novak Djokovic fell in his first match within the United States since 2021, shedding in doubles on Tuesday within the Western & Southern Open.
Djokovic and Nikola Cacic misplaced 6-4, 6-2 to Jamie Murray and Michael Venus within the Serbian star’s return to the nation after lacking occasions due to COVID-19 vaccine restrictions.
Djokovic was enjoying his first aggressive match since falling to top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz within the Wimbledon ultimate.
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The winner of a document 23 Grand Slam singles titles, Djokovic is about to open singles play on Wednesday night time towards Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Alcaraz confronted Australian qualifier Jordan Thompson in a late match. The defending U.S. Open champion was in place to change into the primary ATP participant to achieve 50 wins this season.
In ladies’s play, former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens reached the third spherical for the primary time since 2019 with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over sixth-seeded defending event champion Caroline Garcia.
Stephens, who received in New York in 2017, improved to 2-8 in her final 10 matches towards top-10 gamers. Both of the wins have been towards Garcia.
Fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur, in her first match since shedding the Wimbledon ultimate, overcame a 5-1 deficit within the third set to prime Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2).
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com