Djokovic exit ends 'Big Three' reign over Grand Slams

[ASFN Admin]

Novak Djokovic's sensational exit from the U.S. Open on Sunday has ended the Grand Slam reign of the 'Big Three' of men's tennis while ensuring a first-time major champion at Flushing Meadows. With Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal skipping the tournament, Djokovic was hot favourite to claim an 18th Grand Slam title, but his disqualification for inadvertently hitting a line judge with a ball has thrown the tournament wide open. Not since Stan Wawrinka's 2016 U.S. Open triumph has a Grand Slam been won by someone other than the 'Big Three', winners of the last 13 major titles.

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