Novak didn’t document his fourth victory this week on the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
Two-time former champion Novak Djokovic suffered a 4-6, 6-1, 4-6 loss to eighth seed Casper Ruud in a Saturday afternoon match that lasted two hours and 16 minutes.
Ruud began robust, breaking twice for a 4-1 lead. The highest seed broke again as soon as however couldn’t flip the set round in his favour.
Novak discovered his rhythm within the second set and raced to 6-1 with a double break.
In a dramatic third set, Ruud stormed to a 3-0 benefit following a break within the second sport. Nole fought again elevating his consistency and aggression to degree at 4-4. It appeared just like the Serbian star was heading in the right direction to finish his comeback, however he was unable to fend off one other break level probability of Ruud within the tenth sport. The Norwegian sealed the victory on his third match level after Djokovic double faulted.
Match statistics: aces (3-4), double faults (2-4), winners (31-23), unforced errors (32-24), complete factors gained (84-73).
By beating the world no.1, Ruud captured the most important win of his profession. He’ll tackle Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, 12) within the last.
Novak and his group will decide within the following days concerning the subsequent match participation.
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