New York: Defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic retired from the 16-match against Stan Wawrinka in the ongoing US Open after he suffered pain in his left shoulder on Sunday.
Djokovic lost the first two sets by 6-4, 7-5 and was trailing by 2-1 in the third set against Switzerland’s Wawrinka at Arthur Ashe Stadium. He decided to not continue the game and walked off the court in the third set.
“It’s never the way you want to finish a match. I feel sorry for Novak. He’s a friend and an amazing champion. We’ve played some amazing battles all my career,’ Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) quoted Wawrinka as saying after the match.
Djokovic alone won four of the last five Grand Slam titles.
