Injury wracks Djokovic’s title defence  

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Novak Djokovic retired from his US Open match on Sunday after dropping the first two sets to Stan Wawrinka, sending the Swiss three-time Grand Slam champion into the quarter-finals.

Djokovic, was in pain from a nagging left shoulder injury while 34-year-old Wawrinka.

On a day when Roger Federer cruised into a quarter-final against Bulgaria´s Grigor Dimitrov and Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev reached his first Slam quarter-final, Djokovic´s shocker stole the show.

Djokovic admitted he has been hurting for weeks without detailing how or when the injury took place.