US Open title favourites Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic suffered shock defeat in second and third round respectively

Carlos Alcaraz lost 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 to 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp, ending his 15-match Grand Slam winning streak

After the loss, the Spaniard said he was playing against the opponent and also against himself, in his mind

Novak Djokovic bowed out with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss to 28th-seeded Alexei Popyrin in third round

Novak Djokovic failed to reach 4th round of US Open for the first time in 18 years

Djokovic’s loss makes 2024 the first year since 2002 without a Slam title for the Big Three - Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal