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  "id": 4577550,
  "title": "Djokovic stunned in US Open first round by Navone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/djokovic-stunned-in-us-open-first-round-by-navone-4577550",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T04:50:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/racquet-sports/2026/08/1522668/djokovic-stunned-us-open-first-round-navone"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a surprising turn of events at the U.S. Open, unseeded Argentine Mariano Navone stunned world-renowned tennis player Novak Djokovic in the first round of the competition. The match, lasting four hours and 36 minutes, concluded with Navone emerging victorious with a score of 7-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Djokovic, the 39-year-old Serb, had arrived in New York with concerns over his form and fitness after a loss in his previous match. Despite these doubts, he reached the main event of the Grand Slam tournament five times before. However, this time, Navone, ranked 49th, proved to be the stronger competitor, ultimately claiming a historic win in the opening round of a Grand Slam tournament. Djokovic's victory at the Australian Open in 2006 was the last time he had lost in the first round of a Grand Slam event. Vomiting and struggling with his serve due to a back issue, Djokovic appeared to be in tears shortly before Navone sealed his triumph.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic made his earliest exit at the U.S. Open after a shock 7-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 loss to unseeded Argentine Mariano Navone in a gruelling first-round clash on Sunday, as his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title went up in smoke.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Djokovic stunned in US Open first round by Navone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/djokovic-stunned-in-us-open-first-round-by-navone",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:05:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Djokovic in tears during US Open first-round exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/djokovic-in-tears-during-us-open-first-round-exit",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:16:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Novak Djokovic knocked out of US Open in first round by Mariano Navone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/novak-djokovic-knocked-out-of-us-open-in-first-round-by-mariano-navone",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:32:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Djokovic crashes out of US Open first round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/djokovic-crashes-out-of-us-open-first-round",
        "published": "2026-08-31T05:54:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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