Djokovic, devastated and in tears from the pain, loses in the first round of the US Open against Navone: "I suffered"

The Argentine Mariano Navone (25 years old) pulled off a major upset by defeating Novak Djokovic , who made 70 unforced errors, ended up exhausted from vomiting and had to hold back tears at some stages of the match because of the pain , in the first round of the US Open .

I’m really trying to come to terms with what’s happening and see how far I can go like this

The world No. 49 defeated No. 5 7-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2 and 6-1 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in a match that lasted 4 hours and 36 minutes.

I suffered throughout the whole match from the fourth game on. Again, I don't want to take anything away from his victory. Congratulations to him. He's a good guy, a fighter. But I didn't enjoy it

Djokovic, 39 years old, a four-time US Open champion and winner of 24 "majors," was playing this tournament for the twentieth time in his career and had a 37-0 record in the first two rounds in New York .

The Serb had not lost in the first round of a "major" since the 2006 Australian Open , more than 20 years ago.

I've been very proud of all the achievements of the past, but the present is the present. I've just come off the court and I'm still trying to manage my body

"The lead-up was tough because I was going to play against the GOAT, against this rival, he has always been on this court (the New York center court). It's a dream. Now I have to recover, I have to go to sleep and get ready," Navone said after the match.

Djokovic's tears during his defeat against Navone

Djokovic, who is still unable to claim his 25th Grand Slam, vomited several times and needed medical attention

During the first 30 minutes Djokovic looked like a player ready to quickly dispatch the world No. 49, taking an early 3-0 and 4-1 lead in the first set, before falling apart.

Djokovic vomited several times during the match , was treated by the physiotherapist after requesting a medical timeout upon losing the fourth set, and then struggled to hold back tears when Navone went 4-1 up in the निर्णत set.

Djokovic's 25th Grand Slam, for which he was seen taking pills to try to recover, will have to keep waiting.

The match ended when an exhausted Djokovic hit a weak return to Navone that the Argentine answered without the Serbian being able to do anything to prevent it.

' Djokovic had already suffered vomiting previously , during his second-round defeat to Thiago Agustín Tirante in Cincinnati. '

'Djokovic: "It’s something I’ve been dealing with this year: vomiting, nausea, a serious problem in that regard"'

Novak Djokovic admitted, after losing to Navone, that he has been dealing with "practically in every match" he has played this year with "vomiting and nausea" and that it is "a serious problem" that makes him unsure how far he can "go."

"I think it was obvious that on the court I had a horrible feeling. It is something that, unfortunately, I have been carrying practically in every match this year: vomiting, nausea, a serious problem in that regard. Afterwards, my whole body basically starts to break down with cramps and pain. In the end, my back and shoulder could not take any more, and I couldn't close it out," Djokovic said at the post-match press conference in statements reported by the EFE agency.

"I had a break lead in the fourth set, but I suffered throughout the match from the fourth game on. Again, I don't want to take anything away from his victory. Congratulations to him. He's a good guy, a fighter. But I didn't enjoy it," he added.

'Djokovic had never lost in the first round in his 19 US Opens: "Yes, it's a good record, another one. But, yes, the truth is I'm not thinking too much about it. Of course, I've been very proud of all the achievements of the past, but the present is the present. I just came off the court and I'm still trying to manage my body".'

"Right now I'm not going that deep. I'm just really trying to cope with what's happening and see how far I can go like this," he added.