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Published By: Siddarth Sriram
Last Updated: March 12, 2024, 09:17 IST
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Luca Nardi upset his idol Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells (Credit: X)
20-year-old Italian lucky loser Luca Nardi, ranked #123 in the world, beats his idol, #1 and five-time Indian Wells champ Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the last 16
Top seed Novak Djokovic was sent crashing out of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters on Monday, losing in three sets to lowly-ranked Italian Luca Nardi.
Nardi, ranked 123rd in the world, played superbly to win 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 as Djokovic’s return to Indian Wells ended in a stunning third round exit.
Nardi became only the sixth player ranked outside the Top 100 to defeat a world number one at the Masters level since 1990.
Djokovic has now lost five of his last seven matches played against Italians – including three featuring fourth-ranked Jannik Sinner.
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