US Open: Novak Djokovic's hope of winning title ends, pulls out due to injury
New York, Sept 2 (IBNS): The US Open will see a new winner in 2019 after defending champion Novak Djokovic was forced to retire early during a match against Swiss 23rd seed Stan Wawrinka.
The Swiss defeated the Serbian Tennis star in the fourth round encounter of the match.
The Serbian was forced to retire hurt due to a shoulder problem seconds after a double fault left him two sets and a break down.
Loud boos greeted the Serb's decision, with more heard as he walked off court, reported BBC.
"I'm sorry for the crowd. They came to see a full match but it wasn't to be," world number one Djokovic was quoted as saying by the British media.
Wawrinka dominated the proceedings against Novak in the last-16 encounter.
He was leading the encounter 6-4 7-5 2-0 when Novak decided to discontinue.
In the next round of the tournament, Wawrinka will face Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals.
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