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Welcome to the U.S. Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament.
On Day 1, what it's like inside the mind of an underdog, a rude awakening for a young champion and smooth sailing for Americans.
Across four hours and 36 minutes Sunday night at the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic mustered just about every emotion and physical reaction there is.
24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, 39, vomited, stumbled, winced, groaned, roared, stared and, movingly, wept his way through a five-set loss to Mariano Navone, his first defeat in the first round of a major since 2006.
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Welcome to the U.S. Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament.
On Day 1, what it's like inside the mind of an underdog, a rude awakening for a young champion and smooth sailing for Americans.
Across four hours and 36 minutes Sunday night at the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic mustered just about every emotion and physical reaction there is.
24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic, 39, vomited, stumbled, winced, groaned, roared, stared and, movingly, wept his way through a five-set loss to Mariano Navone, his first defeat in the first round of a major since 2006.
#first #follow
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