Australia's Alexei Popyrin beat Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 by in the third round of the Grand Slam on Friday.
The defending US Open champion has now failed to clinch a major title in 2024, with Grand Slam being the final one this year. This is the first time Djokovic is facing championship drought since 2017. In the past, he has reached the final in Ashe 10 times, leaving with the title in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2023.
Since 2002, this is the first season when none of the Big Three of men's tennis Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer earned a Slam trophy.
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