Argentine Navone stuns idol Djokovic in five sets at US Open first round
Argentine tennis player Mariano Navone defeated his childhood idol Novak Djokovic in a dramatic five-set match in the first round of the US Open. The 25-year-old, nicknamed 'La Navoneta', called the victory the biggest win of his career. Navone began playing tennis at a local club at the age of three and steadily built his game through the Challenger circuit, winning five titles along the way. He had long admired Djokovic, once describing the Serbian great as 'very special', making the victory a deeply personal milestone.
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