2023-08-16 06:00:02
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Novak Djokovic lost his first match in the United States since 2021 in a doubles match at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday.
The Serbian and Nikola Cacic lost 6-4, 6-2 to Jamie Murray and Michael Venus, in Djokovic’s return to this nation, where he missed several tournaments due to his refusal to be vaccinated once morest COVID-19.
Djokovic played his first match since he fell in the Wimbledon final once morest the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, first in the ranking.
Record holder with 23 singles titles at the Grand Slam, Djokovic plans to open his singles activity this Wednesday night, once morest the Spanish Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
In a night game, Alcaraz prevailed 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 once morest Australian Jordan Thompson, who was coming from the qualifying phase. The reigning champion of the US Open is the first tennis player to reach 50 wins this season on the ATP Tour.
In the women’s matches, Sloane Stephens, a former US Open champion, reached the third round for the first time since 2019, beating sixth-seeded Caroline Garcia of France and defending champion 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. .
Stephens, who prevailed in New York in 2017, improved to 2-8 in his last 10 meetings once morest players ranked in the world’s top 10. Both of her wins have been once morest Garcia.
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur (seeded 5th) played her first duel since losing the Wimbledon final. She overcame a 5-1 deficit in the third set to beat Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(2).
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