--- title: "Djokovic and Sabalenka lose in US Open mixed doubles" description: "Most outlets reported the unexpected early exit of Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka from the US Open mixed doubles tournament. The Nation described the defeat as \"stunning\" and provided a brief scoreline, while Minute Mirror used the word \"stunned\" to highlight the surprise of their loss. Both headlines focused on the underwhelming result of the high-profile pairing." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/4832-novak-djokovic-aryna-sabalenka-tumble-out-of-us-open-mixed site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Djokovic and Sabalenka lose in US Open mixed doubles sports · latest filing 27 Aug 2026, 8:38 AM PKT · 26–27 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the unexpected early exit of Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka from the US Open mixed doubles tournament. The Nation described their defeat as "stunning," while Dawn used the phrase "sent tumbling out," suggesting a more dramatic fall. Both headlines emphasized the high profile of the players and the abrupt end to their campaign. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 27 Aug 2026 — Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka tumble out of US Open mixed doubles (1 outlet) - **Dawn** — [Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka tumble out of US Open mixed doubles](https://www.dawn.com/news/2025328/novak-djokovic-aryna-sabalenka-tumble-out-of-us-open-mixed-doubles) · 27 Aug 2026, 8:38 AM PKT > NEW YORK: Former world number one Novak Djokovic and four-time Grand Slam champion Aryna Sabalenka were sent tumbling out of the US Open’s mixed doubles tournament on Tuesday by Czech Katerina Siniakova and Britain’s Henry Patten. Doubles specialists Sini­akova and Patten recovered from dropping the opening set to win 1-4, 4-2 before cruising to a 10-2 win in the decisive third set tie-break. S... ### 26 Aug 2026 — Djokovic and Sabalenka lose in US Open mixed doubles (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported the unexpected early exit of Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka from the US Open mixed doubles tournament. The Nation described the defeat as "stunning" and provided a brief scoreline, while Minute Mirror used the word "stunned" to highlight the surprise of their loss. Both headlines focused on the underwhelming result of the high-profile pairing. - **Minute Mirror** — [Djokovic, Sabalenka stunned in US Open mixed doubles](https://minutemirror.com.pk/djokovic-sabalenka-stunned-in-us-open-mixed-doubles-618785/) · 26 Aug 2026, 3:11 PM PKT > Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka suffer a shock US Open mixed doubles exit after losing to Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten in a thr... - **The Nation** — [Djokovic-Sabalenka crash out of US Open mixed doubles](https://www.nation.com.pk/26-Aug-2026/djokovic-sabalenka-crash-us-open-mixed-doubles) · 26 Aug 2026, 6:54 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalen­ka’s much-anticipated US Open mixed doubles campaign ended abruptly on Tuesday as the top-seeded pair suf­fered a stunning 1-4, 4-2, 10-2 defeat to Henry Patten and Katerina Sinia­kova in their opening match. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Djokovic loses in first round of US Open to Navone](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5598-novak-djokovic-loses-us-open-opener-for-first-time-in-his) · 1 Sep 2026 · 8 outlets · 2 developments · 75% related - [Sabalenka and Djokovic headline US Open mixed doubles field](https://harzaviya.com/stories/649-sabalenka-and-djokovic-headline-us-open-mixed-doubles-field) · 28 Jul 2026 · 2 outlets · 75% related - [Novak Djokovic loses Cincinnati Open match to Thiago Agustin Tirante](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3451-djokovic-falls-in-cincinnati-heat-in-first-match-since) · 16 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 71% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 26–27 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. 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