Novak jokovic dealt another blow following his unlikely usop exit do Novak jokovic suffered an unwanted double blow after crashing out of the US Open in the third round against Alexi poin jokovic who was tipped to back his Olympic gold up with a solid showing in New York failed to deliver against the Australian losing 64 642 to 664 speaking after his exit the serbs earliest since at this Grand Slam in 18 years jokovic admitted his Paris Endeavors had taken it out of him even though he arrived in the states fit and firing ahead of the US open. and his defeat he said I spent a lot of energy winning the gold and I did arrive to New York just not feeling fresh mentally and physically I have played some of the worst tennis I have ever played honestly serving by far the worst ever he continued it was just an awful match for me I wasn't playing even close to my best it's not good to be in that kind of state where you feel okay physically and of course you're motivated because it's a grand slam but you just are not able to find your game that's it the game is falling apart and I guess you have to accept that tournaments like this happened. fans have questioned whether the Olympic Triumph could be considered a red herring given jokovic form all season has been patchy