World Number One Djokovic Ousted By Medvedev In Monte Carlo
19th April 2019
Medvedev will meet another Serb, Dusan Lajovic, on Saturday for a place in the final after the latter beat Italian qualifier Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5
- World number one Novak Djokovic was dumped out by Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday, losing 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
- Djokovic, twice a former champion in Monte Carlo, lost his serve five times as 10th seed Medvedev gained revenge for his last-16 defeat by the Serb at this year's Australian Open
- Rafael Nadal, who is bidding for a staggering 12th title in the principality, takes on Argentina's Guido Pella later for a semi-final berth
MONTE CARLO, Principality of Monaco- World number one Novak Djokovic was dumped
out by Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters
on Friday, losing 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Djokovic, twice a
former champion in Monte Carlo, lost his serve five times as 10th seed Medvedev
gained revenge for his last-16 defeat by the Serb at this year's Australian
Open.
Medvedev will meet
another Serb, Dusan Lajovic, on Saturday for a place in the final after the
latter beat Italian qualifier Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5.
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For Djokovic, who
won a record seventh Melbourne title in January, it marked another premature
exit for the top seed after he crashed out in the early rounds at Indian Wells
and Miami last month.
Medvedev, ranked a
career high of 14th, extended his best run at a Masters 1000 event, having
never previously advanced beyond the last 16 at this level.
Rafael Nadal, who is
bidding for a staggering 12th title in the principality, takes on Argentina's
Guido Pella later for a semi-final berth.