Novak out of Monte Carlo Masters in opening match of clay season – Novak Djokovic

Fourth seed and two-time champion is out of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in his opening match of the clay-court season.

Alejandro Tabilo, ranked 32 on this planet, benefitted from a below-par efficiency from Novak Djokovic and held his nerve within the vital moments to earn a 6-3, 6-4 second-round win on the Monte-Carlo Nation Membership on Wednesday.

The match lasted one hour and 26 minutes.

The Chilean left-hander additionally defeated the 24-time Grand Slam titlist on clay on the 2024 Italian Open and has now gained each conferences in opposition to the previous world no.1.

“I anticipated myself no less than to have put in an honest efficiency. Not like this. It was horrible,” Djokovic mentioned. “I didn’t have excessive expectations. I knew I’m going to have a tricky opponent and I knew I’m going to most likely play fairly unhealthy. However this unhealthy, I didn’t count on.”

Match stats: aces (3-2), double faults (2-2), winners (18-16), unforced errors (29-16), whole factors gained (49-66).

Novak is ready to return to the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Mágica, Madrid.

It will mark his thirteenth look within the capital of Spain, the place he has claimed the trophy thrice (2011, 2016, 2019).

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