Novak won’t be enjoying within the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinals after he misplaced to ATP no.21 Lorenzo Musetti within the third spherical.
Lorenzo Musetti earned the best profession victory on Thursday on the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, when he upset world no.1 and prime seed Novak Djokovic 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, to succeed in the ATP Masters 1000 occasion final eight.
It was very troublesome for each gamers to compete in moist and windy circumstances on Courtroom Rainier III. Novak was damaged eight instances in the course of the two-hour, 52-minute conflict.
The 2-time former champion Djokovic took the opening set that featured 5 breaks of serve, three of which had been made by the Serbian ace.
Within the second set, the 2 had traded breaks 4 instances earlier than the Italian grabbed the essential break within the eleventh recreation and served it out to degree the competition.
There was a 59-minute rain delay firstly of the deciding third set. As soon as play resumed, Djokovic struggled to search out his rhythm. A break within the seventh recreation was sufficient for his rival to progress into his second Masters 1000 quarters.
Match statistics: aces (1-6), double faults (6-0), winners (26-26), unforced errors (46-32), whole factors received (96-101).
Novak was chasing a record-extending thirty ninth ATP Masters 1000 title and his third trophy in Monte-Carlo, having triumphed in 2013 and 2015.
The ATP 250 clay-court occasion in Banja Luka – the Srpska Open – is the following cease for Djokovic. It is going to be held from April 17 to April 23.
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