Overview
- Navone beat Novak Djokovic in five sets, 7-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, in a match that lasted about 4 hours and 36 minutes on Sunday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Djokovic repeatedly vomited on court, took a medical timeout for back treatment before the fifth set, and appeared cramp‑prone and exhausted as the match wore on.
- The Serbian had disclosed an ongoing, unspecified health condition that worsens in hot, humid conditions earlier in August and said similar symptoms affected him this year.
- Match stats reflected Djokovic's struggles: he made an unusually high number of unforced errors—reported at about 70—and his first‑serve percentage fell well below his usual level late in the contest.
- Navone advances to the second round with the biggest win of his career, the loss opens Djokovic’s quarter of the draw and raises immediate questions about his short‑term form and longer‑term playing future.