The recent elimination of Novak Djokovic (2nd in the world ranking) in the third round of the 2024 US Open, at the hands of Alexei Popyrin (28th) in four sets, brought with it the memory of a mark that only Andy Murray possesses. It should be remembered that the British player recently retired from tennis after his participation in the doubles at the Paris Olympic Games.
Murray remains, to date, the only player who was able to win the Olympic gold medal and the United States Open consecutively: he did it in 2012. Djokovic, who has just won in Paris 2024 for the first time in the Olympics, has not He was able to join the list made up only of Andy. The Scot, four years later, was able to defend the crown in Rio 2016, although he did not have the same luck in New York, as he reached the quarterfinals and lost to Kei Nishikori in five sets.
From the podium of the last Games, there is none left in the main draw of Flushing Meadows: Carlos Alcaraz (3rd), silver medalist, was eliminated in the second round vs. Cristopher O’Connell, while Lorenzo Musetti (18th), winner of the bronze, fell in third to Brandon Nakashima. These, added to the aforementioned fall of Djokovic.
