Newly minted Olympic champions out at US open

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Earlier this summer at the Paris Olympics, Novak Djokovic and Zheng Qinwen took home gold medals in the tennis singles competition. But both of the newly minted Olympic champions are now out of the running at the US Open in New York. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports on the final Grand Slam of 2024.

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