Sports: Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a major setback at the US Open 2024. He was eliminated from the US Open in the third round. Djokovic was defeated by Alexei Popyrin. This was the second major upset of the US Open. Earlier, Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz was also eliminated in the third round of the tournament. 

In the match played at Arthur Ashe Stadium on August 30, Djokovic lost to Australia's Alexei Popyrin 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6. This match lasted for one hour and 19 minutes. Let us tell you that Novak was defeated by the 28th seeded player. With this defeat, Djokovic's dream of winning the 25th Grand Slam was shattered. With this defeat, this will be the first time since 2017 that Djokovic will end the year without any Grand Slam. At the same time, this is the first time in 18 years that Djokovic could not reach the fourth round of the US Open.

The dream of winning the most Grand Slams was shattered

Novak Djokovic is the joint player with the most single Grand Slam wins (both men and women). Australian female star Margaret Court and Novak Djokovic have won 24 Grand Slams each so far. Now Djokovic will top this list by winning just one Grand Slam, but this year his dream could not be fulfilled. It is worth noting that Margaret Court had won 13 Grand Slam titles before the Open Era. The Open Era in tennis began in 1968. 

Most played Grand Slam finals 

It is worth noting that Novak Djokovic, who has won 24 Grand Slam titles, holds the record for playing the most Grand Slam finals. He has played 37 Grand Slam finals in his career so far. He is the player who has played the most Grand Slam finals in the Open Era. He has also left behind Switzerland's Roger Federer and Spain's Rafael Nadal.