Overview
- Novak Djokovic was upset by Thiago Agustín Tirante 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, exiting the Cincinnati Open in the second round and handing Tirante the biggest win of his career.
- During the match Djokovic vomited, dropped to his hands and knees and took a medical timeout as physios and a doctor tended to him in heavy heat and humidity.
- Djokovic told reporters the problem is a health issue he has 'been dealing with for many years' that worsens in humid conditions and suggested he may not return to Cincinnati.
- The loss leaves Djokovic with roughly two weeks of limited match practice before the US Open and raises fresh questions about his ability to sustain peak physical form in New York’s similar conditions.
- Tirante, playing at a career-high near No. 50, advances in the draw and will next face Martin Landaluce after a win that reshapes this section of the Cincinnati field.