2024-03-14 00:36:14
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic in the 1/16 finals of the Indian Wells tournament lost to Italian representative Luca Nardi, who ranks 123rd in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, Day.Az reports with reference to Gazeta.ru.
The meeting, which lasted 2 hours 22 minutes, ended with the score 4:6, 6:3, 3:6.
In the next round, Nardi will play Tom Paul from the USA.
Djokovic continues to lead the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings with 9,855 points. Second is Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (8805 points). The third place is taken by Italian Jannik Sinner (8270 points). Following him is Daniil Medvedev, who moved from third to fourth position (8015 points).
In the semi-finals of the 2024 Australian Open, Djokovic lost to Italian Jannik Sinner. The meeting lasted 3 hours 22 minutes and ended with a score of 6:1, 6:2, 6:7 (6:8), 6:3 in favor of the 22-year-old Italian. Prior to this, Djokovic reached the semi-final stage of the tournament ten times and ended up winning the competition in Melbourne the same number of times, which is a record result.