Novak Djokovic fell in his first match in america since 2021, shedding in doubles 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 last.
The winner of a file 23 Grand Slam singles titles, Djokovic is ready to open singles play Wednesday evening in opposition to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Alcaraz beat Australian qualifier Jordan Thompson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 within the late match. The defending U.S. Open champion grew to become the primary ATP participant to succeed in 50 wins this season.
In girls’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 gained in New York in 2017, improved to 2-8 in her final 10 matches in opposition to top-10 gamers. Each of the wins have been in opposition to Garcia.
Fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur, in her first match since shedding the Wimbledon last, overcame a 5-1 deficit within the third set to high Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2).