A lack of rhythm cost Djokovic – he had not competed since February – and he was very erratic at the beginning, a moment that Davidovich took advantage of to take a quick advantage in a first set that would end up being impossible for the 20-time Grand Slam champion to come back from.
In the second set there was the occasional flash of the Serbian’s imposing game, which was enough to take the definition to the ‘tie-break’ and stay with the tiebreaker 7-5 to force a third and decisive set.
In the final set, the one who dominated from the beginning was Davidovich Fokina (46th ATP), who did not hesitate to close the match to achieve, at 22 years old, the best victory of his career.
Thus, in the third round of the Monegasque Masters, which is played on clay, the Spaniard will face the winner of the cross between David Goffin and the British Dan Evans.
The entrance Djokovic stumbles in Monte Carlo on his return to the big stage was first published in diary TODAY.
