Forced to retire from US open because of shoulder pain

Defending champion and No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic's stay at the US Open ended abruptly when he stopped playing during his round of 16 match against Stan Wawrinka because of pain in his left shoulder.

Djokovic was trailing 6‑4, 7‑5, 2‑1 and being thoroughly outplayed when he retired from the match, shaking his head as he walked over to the chair umpire to say he was conceding.

Feel better and see you next year, champ...

@DjokerNole | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/0B5eLrePAK

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2019

32 year old Djokovic had won 36 of his past 37 Grand Slam matches, and four of the last five major titles, in one of the most dominant stretches this sport has seen.

Djokovic won his next match, looking good, and declared himself mostly pain‑free, although he refused to disclose any details of the injury or what type of treatment he had received.

It is the sixth time Novak Djokovic has been forced to retire in a grand slam tournament.

[Stuff.co]

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