Novak Djokovic's Hopes of Calendar Slam Dashed After Wimbledon Exit
Novak Djokovic, who was aiming to win the calendar slam, crashed out of Wimbledon in the third round after suffering a shock loss to American Sam Querrey
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Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest Wimbledon exit since 2008
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Djokovic was aiming to win his fifth consecutive Grand Slam
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Djokovic had reached the quarter-finals of his last 28 Grand Slams
Novak Djokovic's shock Wimbledon defeat to Sam Querrey on Saturday brought to an end a number of streaks for the world number one:
- Djokovic was bidding to win a fifth successive Grand Slam title and become just the second man to achieve the feat. Don Budge won six in a row from 1937 Wimbledon to the 1938 US Championships.
- Djokovic was on a 30-match winning streak at the Grand Slams, an Open era record for consecutive wins. Victory on Saturday would have taken him level with Rod Laver on 31 on the all-time lost, six behind the record set by Don Budge in 1938.
- The world number one had reached the quarter-finals of his last 28 Grand Slams.
- Djokovic had not lost in the third round of a Grand Slam since being defeated by Germany's Phillip Kohlschreiber at Roland Garros in 2009.
- He had not lost before the quarter-finals at Wimbledon since 2008 when he was beaten by Marat Safin in the second round.
- Djokovic had never previously lost a set to an American player at Wimbledon, winning all five matches against US opponents in straight sets.