Novak Djokovic will not keep his title at the US Open. The Serbian retired Sunday, September 1, in his 8th final against Stan Wawrinka. Injured in the left shoulder for two weeks, he threw in the towel, while he lost the first two sets 6-4, 7-5, and he was led in the third 2-1 by the Swiss (24th worldwide).
"I do not want to talk about my wounds, I've said it before, I'm sticking in. I gave up and I told you it was because of the left shoulder. nothing to say, "he responded after the match, adding that" the season was not over. "
Respect between two US Open Champions 🤗
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The two players had not met since the final in 2016 won by Stan Wawrinka. "It's never like that we want to finish a match, but I was playing great tennis and I'm happy to be back," said Le Vaudois, who has had surgery on one knee and has been for a long time absent.
As for Djokovic, he added: "I saw signs that he had problems, but most of the time I was focused on myself, because I know how much he can fight. know perfectly well that he can come back, even if he does not feel good on the court, "added the Swiss, pointing out that he was" surprised "to see his opponent give up.
Towards a semi-final Wawrinka-Federer?
Wawrinka will face in the quarter the Russian Daniil Medvedev with, in perspective, a semifinal against Roger Federer. The latter qualified Sunday for his thirteenth quarterfinal of the US Open without concern. The world No. 3 had lost a set early in the game in his first two rounds, before mastering head and shoulders in the third round the British Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in 1:20. He was even more severe against the Belgian, David Goffin, which he swept 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 in 1h19. Federer will play, at age 38 against Grigor Dimitrov (78th), his 56th quarterfinal Grand Slam, a record.
On the women's side, Serena Williams also qualified, beating Croatian Petra Martic (22) 6-3, 6-4. Not surprisingly, but not without fear, since the American twisted her right ankle, she quickly made it hard. She reached the quarter-finals of the US Open for the sixteenth time, twenty years after winning the first of her six New York titles.
Stellar Serena
The six-time singles champion defeats Martic in straight sets and scores her 99th career victory in Flushing Meadows. @ Serenawilliams | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/9wTdfvAOJT
With AFP