Tennis: Novak Djokovic maagang namaalam sa 2024 US Open

Jet Hilario
photo courtesy: angela weiss, AFP

Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon sa loob ng 22 taon, maagang namaalam si Novak Djokovic sa US Open mula noong 2006.

Natalo si Djokovic kay Alexei Popyrin sa score na  6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Ibinigay ni Popyrin kay Djokovic ang kanyang pinakamaagang paglabas sa US Open at ang kanyang pinakaunang paglabas sa Grand Slam mula nang mahulog siya sa ikalawang round ng Australian Open noong 2017.

Bagaman sinikap ni Djokovic na maging unang manlalaro sa kasaysayan ng tennis na may 25 Grand Slam singles titles. Sa halip, pagkatapos ng operasyon sa tuhod noong Hunyo, tinatapos niya ang isang taon nang hindi umani ng kahit isang major championship sa unang pagkakataon mula noong 2017. Bago iyon, hindi ito nangyari mula noong 2010.

“I have played some of the worst tennis I have ever played, honestly, just after midnight as Friday turned to Saturday. Serving — by far — the worst ever,” ani Djokovic. 

Ang third-round exit ay katumbas ng pinaka masamang pangitain ni Djokovic sa Flushing Meadows; ang tanging iba pang pagkakataon na natalo siya noong maaga sa US Open ay noong 2005 at 2006.

“It was just an awful match for me, I wasn’t playing even close to my best. It’s not good to be in that kind of state where you feel OK physically, and of course you’re motivated because it’s a Grand Slam, but you just are not able to find your game. That’s it. The game is falling apart, and I guess you have to accept that tournaments like this happen,” dagdag pa ni Djokovic

Samantala, hindi na ikinagulat ni Popyrin ang  kanyang pagkapanalo at inilarawan niya ang kanyang karanasang tagumpay sa Montreal Masters bilang "mas malaki" kaysa sa pagkatalo sa isang manlalaro na itinuturing na pinakamagaling sa lahat ng panahon.

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