Novak Djokovic beaten in fiery battle with Lorenzo Musetti as Italian reaches Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals

Lorenzo Musetti recorded the biggest win of his career over Novak Djokovic after coming from a set down to win 4-6 7-5 6-4 and reach the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals. The match went the distance following a break in play due to bad weather, but Musetti eventually got over the line on his fourth match point to wrap up the two-hour, 54-minute encounter. Ad «I am struggling not to cry,» Musetti said in his on-court interview.

«It is an emotional win because it was a really long match. Monte Carlo Masters'Where? Where?' — Hawk-Eye proves Djokovic right in umpire dispute, but he loses pointAN HOUR AGO »Three-hour match and suspended by rain. It was not easy conditions because it was a little bit windy and cold.

Not like we used to play in the recent days. «I am really proud of myself and I can see on the screen. I am struggling not to cry because it is a dream for me.» Djokovic — who won the Monte Carlo Masters in 2013 and 2015 — struggled to find his rhythm in the windy and wet conditions, and after securing the first set relatively comfortably, lost serve seven times which helped Musetti level the match.

There was an incident between Djokovic and the chair umpire during the second set when Musetti went long on his serve at 3-4, and Djokovic unsuccessfully argued a ball mark with Aurelie Tourte. Hawk-eye later confirmed Djokovic was correct and Musetti’s effort was the wrong side of the baseline, but it was too late as Tourte’s opinion matched that of the line judge, and the Italian took the point and went on to win the game. As the crowd jeered the world No.