{"id":2120492,"date":"2026-08-31T12:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2120492"},"modified":"2026-08-31T12:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:38:39","slug":"novak-djokovic-tears-up-and-vomits-as-he-loses-in-first-round-of-u-s-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2120492","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic Tears Up and Vomits As He Loses in First Round of U.S. Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8a\/16by9\/2026\/08\/31\/8a0a5338a22a4d27a92d361baf41da1e_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Novak Djokovic Tears Up and Vomits As He Loses in First Round of U.S. Open<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Novak Djokovic<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Vomits and Cries During First-Round Defeat At U.S. Open<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T05:38:39-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              August 31, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:38 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-26bccb6e2e000a24bebbd7dd41fece6c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260831_8a0a5338a22a4d27a92d361baf41da1e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:324a1493-c331-4593-93e2-5e0b2449fa4d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8a\/4by3\/2026\/08\/31\/8a0a5338a22a4d27a92d361baf41da1e_md.jpg\" alt=\"novak djokovic getty 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ad6195523ab8e3cb742a395aac6ec78b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/novak-djokovic\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Novak Djokovic<\/strong><\/a>suffered a surprising loss in the first round of the U.S. Open Sunday night &#8212; and he threw up and broke down in tears during the match.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2a10a054b08cb84f66f6674d40433e5e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-2a10a054b08cb84f66f6674d40433e5e-1576191352-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2bd7107d95803080139f64930c0b5f1d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Djokovic &#8212; considered by many to be the best tennis player who ever lived with 24 Grand Slam singles titles &#8212; got knocked out by unseeded <strong>Mariano Navone <\/strong>in five sets,\u00a0 7-6 (5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4fe8c7a6fa75847e58f0e0dbf8a6bacb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-4fe8c7a6fa75847e58f0e0dbf8a6bacb-447162575-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-039c22c1a602de1ecb585adcb646e9c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In the fifth set, while down 3-1, Djokovic started tearing up as the crowd tried to cheer him on to victory, but nothing could help the tennis great who&#8217;s been struggling lately with health issues.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c695824a665fa72b393360a7f8096434\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>During the 4-plus-hour match, Djokovic vomited on the court and grabbed his foot after he got a cramp. He also popped some pills given to him by a doctor and received a back massage during a medical timeout.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1e2cb4d157b6bae106021408a2e4c7f6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-1e2cb4d157b6bae106021408a2e4c7f6-353378324-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0bfe3a9a904ebf674c7fc6d52ab47e1e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Navone, ranked No. 48 in the world, didn&#8217;t seem one bit intimidated by the tennis legend and played aggressively &#8230; blowing Djokovic away in the final set.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5cc643ad039cf356f9177cb73166fae9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After the match, Djokovic said, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t enjoy myself. 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this is Djokovic&#8217;s earliest exit in a Grand Slam in the past 20 years, going back to 2006 when he went down in the first round of the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ac1d75e3d5e155e1697b90dea11af940\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He had also never lost in the first round of the U.S. Open before Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/31\/novak-djokovic-first-round-us-open-loss\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:324a1493-c331-4593-93e2-5e0b2449fa4d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/31\/novak-djokovic-first-round-us-open-loss\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:324a1493-c331-4593-93e2-5e0b2449fa4d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/29\/novak-djokovic-racket-auction-2012-australia-open-final\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:324a1493-c331-4593-93e2-5e0b2449fa4d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0c\/16by9\/2026\/01\/28\/0c5bfd6137a344968c96cea95f117cf7_xs.jpg\" alt=\"0128-Novak-Djokovic-Australian-Open-Racket-PRIMARY\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Novak Djokovic\u2019s 2012 Australian Open Final Racket Up For Auction, Could Fetch $200K+<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/03\/novak-djokovic-kpop-demon-hunters-dance-us-open-win\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:324a1493-c331-4593-93e2-5e0b2449fa4d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/46\/16by9\/2025\/09\/03\/46a9cbb737a94c208e32510021bfb1af_xs.jpg\" alt=\"novak djokovic saja boys 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Novak Djokovic Does &#8216;KPop Demon Hunters&#8217; 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