Novak Djokovic was eliminated as soon as he entered the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells by the 85th world Botic Van de Zandschulp. Andrey Rublev was also eliminated, while all the other cadors of this table part have passed.
Last year, he had eliminated Carlos Alcaraz to the US Open before putting an end to the career of Rafael Nadal in the Davis Cup. Botic van de Zandschulp (29, 85th) beat another huge player on the second round of the Masters 1000 from Indian Wells on Saturday: Novak Djokovic! Forced to abandon in the semi-finals of the Australian Open due to thigh injury, then eliminated as soon as he entered his return to competition in Doha, the world n ° 7 underwent a third loss in a row, a first for him since 2018 and a chain of eliminations at the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami. Always coached by Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic was unrecognizable on the court at certain times (15 winning shots for 37 direct faults in total) and lost 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in 2h01. From the first set, he lost his service at 1-1 and 3-1 without having the slightest opportunity to break.
The man with 24 Grand Chelem tournaments still woke up in the second by leading 5-1, before pocket the Channel on his first opportunity, at 5-3. We then thought that the Serbian machine was launched, but from 1-1 in the third, Djokovic no longer won the slightest game, against the Dutchman who did not tremble on his service and broke twice on three occasions. A big blow for the Serbian, who struggles to find his level before his injury to Melbourne, he who had been so convincing in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open against Carlos Alcaraz, but has not won since. You will have to pull yourself together on the side of Miami, under penalty of starting to talk about the “too much season” for the almost 38 -year -old player. Van de Zandschulp will continue his Californian journey against Francisco Cerundolo, Mackenzie McDonald’s fall (4-6, 7-6, 6-1).
Fritz and Shelton at the appointment
They will only be five players of the top 10 present in the sixties, since after the suspension of Sinner and the elimination of Zverev, Djokovic and Ruud, it was Andrey Rublev who took the door. The world n ° 8 was eliminated by Matteo Arnaldi, winner 6-4, 7-5 in 1h47 in a ten breaks match, where he made Russian crack at 5-6 on his first match ball to conclude. The Italian will face Brandon Nakashima (33rd), who eliminated Rinky Hijikata 7-5, 6-1. The tournament continues on the other hand for the world n ° 4 Taylor Fritz, Matteo Gigante 6-3, 7-5 in 1:28 by losing only its service once.
The American will be opposed to Alejandro Tabilo (31st), winner of Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 7-5 without being a breaké. Jack Draper (14th) also continues his journey, after his 6-4 victory, 6-0 in 1h15 on the great Brazilian hope Joao Fonseca. Ben Shelton (14th) had Mariano Navone on the score of 6-3, 6-2 in 1h17 without having the slightest break ball to defend and challenge the next round Karen Khachanov (23rd), who had to fight for two hours before eliminating Jakub Mensik (3-6, 6-0, 6-3). Finally, Denis Shapovalov will be the next opponent of Carlos Alcaraz, after his success 6-3, 6-2 in 1h16 on Adam Walton.
