Two-time champion suffered an early loss within the singles competitors on the ATP 500 occasion in Doha.
Matteo Berrettini superior to the second spherical of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open by defeating no.3 seed Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (4), 6-2, on the Khalifa Worldwide Tennis and Squash Advanced on Tuesday.
The primary set was a good battle. Berrettini delivered a high-quality show to take it by profitable a tie-break 7-4.
Djokovic didn’t begin nicely within the second set, dropping a recreation on his serve, that noticed Berrettini draw back – first to 3-0 after which to 5-2 – to complete the match in type with one other break of serve within the eighth recreation.
The 95-minute victory over the 24-time Grand Slam titlist, was the Italian’s first triumph of their ATP H2H collection (1-4).
Match statistics: aces (9-13), double faults (1-1), winners (21-33), unforced errors (18-23), complete factors gained (59-69).
Novak and Fernando Verdasco will tackle second seeds Harri Heliovaara (FIN) and Henry Patten (GBR) on Wednesday within the doubles quarter-finals.
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