Jimmy Connors sends Novak Djokovic warning as he issues vulnerability verdict after US Open shock

Jimmy Connors has assessed that young ATP players no longer think Novak jokovic is unbeatable and argued they sense the 37-year-old has lost his Aura following his early US Open exit that former World No One Believes it is hard for jokovic to make the sacrifices required to compete with his young Rivals at his age but warned not to write off the great Serb jovix US Open title defense ended with a surprise for set defeat to world no 28 Alexi pirin in the third round at Flushing Meadows 24 time Grand Slam Champion struggled badly with his serve throughout his US Open campaign and hit 14 double faults against papyon honestly the way I felt and the way I played from the beginning of this tournament third round is a success jokovic told reporters after losing to the 25-year-old Australian eye mean I have played some of the worst tennis I have ever played honestly serving by far the worst ever jokovic was playing his first tournament since he won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in stunning fashion speaking on the advantage Connor's podcast Connor suggested jovic's air of invincibility is fading but added he would not be counting the Serbian out he jokovic went from the grass to the clay with all the hype and pressure of wind winning the Olympic gold said the eight-time Grand Slam winner then to come back on hard courts he hasn't prepared by playing any matches thought these young kids once they get a feel that you've lost that aura around you that you're unbeatable and that they have a chance a lot of these kids they see that now and that's what happened are we always talk about this you are getting a little bit older and you're either going to have to train harder work harder SA sacrifice whatever these kids they're on it they're on your tail and sometimes it's hard for a guy like jokovic being 37 week after week to get to that point but I don't think you can ever count him out

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