Mariano Navone def. Novak Djokovic 7(7)-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 — US Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Mariano Navone defeated Novak Djokovic 7(7)-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the R128 of the US Open 2026.

The fourth seed is out of the US Open in the first round, and the error column carried him out: 70 unforced against 34. Djokovic, whom the betting market made a 79 percent favorite, out-hit Navone 46 winners to 36 and still lost the points count 165-146. The swing came with a break in game 6 of the fourth for 4-2, and by the fifth the 39-year-old Serb was winning 50 percent of his first-serve points to Navone's 90. Four and a half hours in, the 48th-ranked Argentine has his second top-five win of the season, after a May win over Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Italian Open.

Match stats

Mariano Navone: 9 aces, 36 winners, 63% first serves, 8 double faults, 6/17 break points. Novak Djokovic: 10 aces, 46 winners, 55% first serves, 10 double faults, 4/12 break points.

Profiles: Mariano Navone · Novak Djokovic — US Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Mariano Navone and Novak Djokovic.