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Sock began his season at the [[Hopman Cup|2018 Hopman Cup]] paired with [[Coco Vandeweghe]]. He won only one match at the event (over [[Karen Khachanov]] of Russia) and the American team failed to advance out of the round robin stage of the event. He next played at the [[ATP Auckland Open|2018 ASB Classic]], where he was the number one seed and defending champion. In the second round, [[Peter Gojowczyk]], ranked 65, defeated Sock easily in two sets 6-3, 6-3. Sock's poor performance and attitude (tanking, lack of effort) at the event generated criticism on social media and in the New Zealand press.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grumpy Sock hits back after dreadful loss|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/tennis/100474959/grumpy-sock-hits-back-at-criticism-after-dreadful-loss|website=Stuff|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref> As a result, tournament organizers denied Sock the $100,000 appearance fee he was originally promised for playing in the tournament. <ref>{{cite web|title=Tennis: Open set to sock it to ex-champion over his $100k fee|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11974702|website=New Zealand Herald|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref> Sock's poor start to the year continued as he was eliminated from the [[2018 Australian Open]] in the first round by [[Yūichi Sugita]], world number 41.<ref>[https://ausopen.com/match/Yuichi-Sugita-vs-Jack-Sock-MS132 ''Yuichi Sugita vs Jack-Sock'']]. ausopen.com, 15. January 2018</ref>
[[Jack Sock|Sock]] is scheduled to appear at the [http://www.match-for-africa-siliconvalley.com/ Match for Africa 5 - Silicon Valley], alongside [[Roger Federer]], [[Bill Gates]] and [[Savannah Guthrie]] on March 5, 2018 at the [[SAP Center]] in [[San Jose, California]] for the benefit of the [[Roger Federer Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Roger-Federer-to-make-Bay-Area-debut-in-March-12519767.php?utm_campaign=email-mobile&utm_source=CMS+Sharing+Button&utm_medium=social ''Roger Federer will play his first match in the Bay Area on March 5 at San Jose’s SAP Center.'']]. sfchronicle.com, 23. January 2018</ref>
==Sportsmanship==
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