NEW YORK (USA), AUGUST 31, 2026 - Novak Djokovic has been eliminated in the first round of the US Open. The Serbian champion lost to Argentine Mariano Navone after five sets and four hours and 36 minutes of play. Navone won with a score of 7-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Djokovic led two sets to one and was up a break in the fourth set before conceding a comeback from his opponent. For the four-time winner of the tournament, this is the first defeat in his debut match in his twenty appearances at Flushing Meadows. Djokovic had not lost in the first round…