Novak Djokovic upset by Mariano Navone, out in US Open 1st round
I guess he also refused to be vaccinated against losing. www.bbc.com/sport/tennis...
Brooklyn Bub111He is the only player since Bobby Riggs that I actively wanted to see not just lose but be humiliated, and boy it didn’t disappoint.
DW51"..Djokovic revealed he had been hampered by a "health condition" which has been "bothering" him in oppressive conditions over a number of years and, discussing the issue with reporters shortly after losing to Navone, called it a "serious issue". Must be side effects of not getting COVID vaccine
Estefano37This right wing liar and anti-vaxxer can go to hell...or at least get out of New York. Wonderful to see him fail.
Aibo - Zonny36And now......🥭 Are they/he tying to kill us❓
Mdubs94919The real bonus of this for many tennis watchers like me is ESPN's coverage of the tournament will no longer be dominated by Djokovic playing 4-Hour matches every other day. Time to see some other players for a change.
frenchie-66.bsky.social19As far as a remember he has been saying he has had a long standing medical issues since COVID, could he be afflicted with Long COVID?
No tears here A most unlikeable sportsman who has overstayed his welcome and made life uncomfortable for opponents as he has tried every trick in the book on court to win matches His COVID views were bad enough. Since then he has just played the privilege card www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...
gW (end of an era version)71Imho he is one of the dirtiest tennis players ever… he was always rude on and off the court he disrespected people on and off the court … as for Covid - he was one of those douche bags that exploited every exemption possible to bend rules in their favor
yearofthequatre.bsky.social51Plus he’s a Serb nationalist. Seriously, fuck that guy.
dotdarling.bsky.social47Crying like he used to do when Federer was still playing and he would whinge about crowds always cheering for Roger instead of him. Bit of self reflection would’ve done him no harm. 🙄
Carl H39Now he is at the end of his playing days, being not a very nice individual will ultimately outweigh any of his on court accomplishments.
Help Mother Earth38He might hold a few more awards than Nadal and Federer, but he will never rise to their class.
Alan Stedman29This was just highlighted to me Might be worth a read before defending him It's his values I'm judging not his sports prowess bsky.app/profile/alan...
Alan Stedman29This was just highlighted to me Might be worth a read before defending him It's his values I'm judging not his sports prowess bsky.app/profile/alan...
Andrew Sharpe 🏴|🇪🇺15One of the world's most unpleasant sportsmen? Finally being forced to admit defeat.
Sande7Just another arrogant, entitled, anti vax idiot. Bye, Felicia 👋🏾
Alan Stedman3We are well and truly on the same page! bsky.app/profile/alan...
I'm Rael2Maybe NoVax Joke-avich should retire and leave us all alone.
ForeignGadger2'Bye Novak, I hope the door hits you on the way out.
🇺🇸ExPat🇨🇦🟧2His time has come & gone. His Team should intervene and get him to formally retire.
T and Sympathy2No tears for this nasty piece of work. I hope he never breaks Margaret Cpurt's record of 25 Grand Slam titles; he isn't worthy of it. And these aren't even all of the worst stories about him thesportsrush.com/tennis-news-...
Eventually, every sports champion meets age and better competition.
chubby bannister2Nicely put. Get out of the way for other players. And his hair is suspiciously missing any grey
Djokovic losing in the first round at the US Open feels like it might be the end of an era. He hadn't lost in the first round of a Grand Slam in 20 years (!!!)
ashley (UNSHAKENED) 🌹55dude, he was crying in the last set. I think we just watched father time show up.
Dr. LeShane43Should have gotten this year’s flu shot
Tom Forsyth12He's 39. It's done. The greatest Olympian ever, Sir Steve Redgrave, won his last Olympic medal at 38, and that was insane (and he knew it). This is not a surprise to anyone but him.
Pirate Wench Art (The Pizza Boombah)11Good - hope it happens again and again. He's an asshole.
TheRealJG9He was a mess. Hung in there til the bitter end. Not sure who he was punishing.
Sarah Thurmond8Yeah, he was due a first round loss. 😂
Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only)60I have zero sympathy for Djokovic, because I’m sure his anti vaccine antics during COVID wound up getting some of his fans killed Yes, he was a great player. But his careless arrogance-not his playing career-should always define him
Philomena Hanson2Huge respect for #Djokovic in regards to tennis excellence. Disappointed in his health narrative. I respect science, vaccines, worldwide health support, global well being.
R Subramanian (he/him)2Glad I was able to see what might be Djokovic's last US Open match. And now, for Venus Williams???
i generally can't watch djokovic matches anymore bc i can't stand him and the commentators always act like you might as well not hold the match bc he's obviously gonna win, so opening up my us open app and finding out djokovic lost his first round match is a goddamn delight
Julia Dilliard💙🐴🇺🇦#Resist. DM's are blocked.10Agree fully. He also announced that he's retiring after that 1st round loss. Yay!! Finally 🎉
weekendoasis.bsky.social7Yes! He is the biggest snob in the sport, his ego far outperforming McEnroe from decades ago. I can’t stand him either.
Seaglassgirl3Same, it was a delightful surprise this Monday morning.🙃
Alan Stedman3We are well and truly on the same page! bsky.app/profile/alan...
Jeff2He'd be well advised to retire gracefully like his other three legendary competitors have, imho. 🤔
Cathy2100% this I often mute the commentators because they’re so annoying in their commentary. But when commentating on him, they are more nauseating than usual. So thank goodness is a mute button on my remote 👌
Mariano Navone wins 7⁷-6⁵, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 against Novak Djokovic The last 45-50 minutes were kinda sad in a way, Djokovic's body went out on him and its clear to me his best shot at 25 has already passed. Novak's longevity has been unprecedented and he leaves the court to cheers.
🌱VeganAgainstFashizm🌱15If only he had been vaccinated 😬🫣🫢 (I’ll see my own way out)
Julia Dilliard💙🐴🇺🇦#Resist. DM's are blocked.11Apparently, he announced that he's retiring following this match. Good.
SAB9Good he is gone 🎯
Nick Saturn3Good riddance to this arrogant moron.
debnicktom.bsky.social1Novak has been a machine who has kept himself in tip top condition but age catches up with everyone. He may yet have one more grand slam left in him though.
Peter Anderson1Maybe not Mr. Popularity, but a damn good player in his prime. I am certain he will announce his retirement soon.
Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis' most decorated player. https://cnn.it/4i3cndt
DGM6Stick a needle in him, he’s done.
joninsocal.bsky.social5“ground through” FFS get an editor
lilbi1l.bsky.social1Can we please get REAL journalism on the following topics: 1. Where is mitch McConnell? 2. What is in the epstein files? 3. Why are we depleting our defense over an illegal war? 4. Why is the president of the USA a conartist, rapist, who is clearly insider trading multiple times a day?
Civilisation #RIPfreeWorld1Maybe Mariano Navone can take his place in the top echelon of men’s tennis, without being an antivax icon that could have led to many deaths from COVID.
Novak Djokovic lost in R1 of the US Open and the reason this matters is I think we can now safely say that no man will ever win 100 matches at every Grand Slam. The last guy with a shot to do it just lost his last shot.
Lesley McDowell5After his tennis session with RFK, I'm quite glad he got that close. Close enough to smell it...and no. Nope. Gone.
Warren Wells, AICP5Still, what an insane career. I followed tennis obsessively between 1999 and 2008. It's crazy that we had 3 men playing at the same time who seemed like they had a shot at being the GOAT (Nadal, Federer, and of course Djokovic). And now we know which one is #1.
robert j bennett, ceo, results omega3And nearly died doing it
"..Djokovic revealed he had been hampered by a "health condition" which has been "bothering" him in oppressive conditions over a number of years and, discussing the issue with reporters shortly after losing to Navone, called it a "serious issue". Must be side effects of not getting COVID vaccine
AnnMB4822Oh dear… thank heavens the poor guy has a good excuse for losing… 🤭 I wonder if he’d like to give us more detail about this “health condition” that has been stopping him from winning…? No?
Hildemara🌷4…..or hanging out with Trump
Peter Louwe4Long covid would be likely, appropriate and deserved.
Djangosmistress3Could very well be long COVID. I’ve suspected the same of Yannick Sinner who has also had COVID a couple of times.
Me and the wife screaming at Navone to put Djokovic out of our misery. #USOpen26
Resister Sister Nicki Hates tRump for Free3I’m normally not someone who chimes in on whether or when an athlete should retire because that’s a personal decision, but this was just sad. What happened in Cincinnati was sad. It’s awful seeing Djokovic go out this way. He should retire. It’s time. 😞
T2I haven’t liked him since Covid :)
ProfGadfly1Please. For the love of God.