Defending champion Novak Djokovic is out of the US Open after quitting because of injury against Swiss 23rd seed Stan Wawrinka as defeat loomed in an electrifying fourth-round match.<\/p>\n
Djokovic, 32, retired with a shoulder problem seconds after a double fault left him two sets and a break down.<\/p>\n
Loud boos greeted the Serb’s decision, with more heard as he walked off court.<\/p>\n
“I’m sorry for the crowd. They came to see a full match but it wasn’t to be,” said world number one Djokovic.
\nThree-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka had dominated the last-16 contest in a boisterous atmosphere at Arthur Ashe Stadium, producing a powerful display reminiscent of his best to lead 6-4 7-5 2-0, when Djokovic decided he could not continue.<\/p>\n
Wawrinka, 34, will play Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Djokovic was the hot favourite to retain his title at Flushing Meadows and earn a 17th Grand Slam title which would move him closer to Roger Federer (20) and Rafael Nadal (18) in the race to be deemed the greatest men’s player of all time.<\/p>\n
But he had been hampered throughout the tournament with a left shoulder injury, which he says has left him in “constant pain for a few weeks”.<\/p>\n
Djokovic particularly struggled during his second-round match against Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero on Wednesday, needing intense treatment three times before coming through in straight sets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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