{"id":356826,"date":"2023-08-16T04:05:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T04:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/16\/novak-djokovic-falls-in-first-us-match-since-2021-losing-in-doubles-in-ohio-tennis-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T04:05:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T04:05:37","slug":"novak-djokovic-falls-in-first-us-match-since-2021-losing-in-doubles-in-ohio-tennis-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/16\/novak-djokovic-falls-in-first-us-match-since-2021-losing-in-doubles-in-ohio-tennis-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic falls in first US match since 2021, losing in doubles in Ohio | Tennis News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-102759398,imgsize-48176.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>MASON (USA): <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/novak-djokovic\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Novak Djokovic-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/novak-djokovic\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> fell in his first match in the United States since 2021, losing in doubles in the Western &amp; Southern Open. <!-- -->Djokovic<!-- --> and Nikola Cacic on Tuesday lost 6-4, 6-2 to Jamie Murray and Michael Venus in the Serbian star&#8217;s return to the country after missing events because of COVID-19 vaccine restrictions. <\/p>\n<p>Djokovic was playing his first competitive match since falling to top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final. <br \/>The winner of a record 23 Grand Slam singles titles, Djokovic is set to open singles play Wednesday night against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. <\/p>\n<p> Alcaraz faced Australian qualifier Jordan Thompson in a late match. The defending US Open champion was in position to become the first ATP player to reach 50 wins this season. <br \/> In women&#8217;s play, former US Open champion Sloane Stephens reached the third round for the first time since 2019 with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over sixth-seeded defending tournament champion Caroline Garcia. <br \/> Stephens, who won in New York in 2017, improved to 2-8 in her last 10 matches against top-10 players. Both of the wins have been against Garcia. <br \/> Fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur, in her first match since losing the Wimbledon final, overcame a 5-1 deficit in the third set to top Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(2).<\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/tennis\/top-stories\/novak-djokovic-falls-in-first-us-match-since-2021-losing-in-doubles-in-ohio\/articleshow\/102758945.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] MASON (USA): Novak Djokovic fell in his first match in the United States since 2021, losing in doubles in the Western &amp; Southern Open. 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