Djokovic exits Monte Carlo Masters on comeback I 'I ran out of gas'
Novak Djokovic's lack of match fitness caught up with him at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday as the world No 1 exited the event at the hands of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
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'Mission impossible' - Novak Djokovic concedes he ran out of gas in his shock defeat to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Novak Djokovic admitted his lack of match fitness made it ‘mission impossible’ as he ‘collapsed physically’ during a surprise second round exit against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Monte Carlo Masters. The 20-time major winner was featuring in just his second tournament of the 2022 season as a result of his vaccination status and Covid-19 regulations, and he looked way off his imperious best in a 3-6 7-6 (5) 1-6 defeat to the world number 46. Ad/> Djokovic had fought back from a set and a break down to win a tie break and force a decider, but the 34-year-old appeared hampered by fatigue in what turned into a one-sided finale to a two hour and 54-minute rollercoaster of an encounter.
Djokovic says he ran out of gas in Monte Carlo defeat
MONTE CARLO : Novak Djokovic said he felt drained of energy towards the end of his loss to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday, admitting that the defeat was almost inevitable going into the final set.
Novak Djokovic knocked out in opening match at Monte Carlo
Novak Djokovic crashed to a three-set defeat in only his fourth match of the season, falling 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 to unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The 20-times Grand Slam champion endured a tough start to the year as he was unable to defend his Australian Open title in January after being deported from the country for being unvaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic, who only played three matches in Dubai ahead of the Masters 1000 event in Monaco, struggled to find his range early in the contest as Spaniard Davidovich Fokina raced to a 4-1 lead before taking the opening set on Court Rainier III.
Novak Djokovic in shock defeat at Monte Carlo Masters
Novak Djokovic was beaten by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina as the world No 1's return to the ATP Tour fell flat at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Djokovic knocked out in opening match at Monte Carlo
Novak Djokovic crashed out in his opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday as the world number one played in just his second tournament of the year following his refusal to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Djokovic loses Monte Carlo opener
Novak Djokovic crashed out in his opening match at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday as the world number one played in just his second tournament of the year following his refusal to get vaccinated against Covid-19.