In the 3rd round of Indian Wells Masters 2024, Novak Djokovic has Luca Nardi. This player is ranked 123 in the world and attended the prize from the qualifying round. Despite losing, he still won the main round after Tomas Etcheverry withdrew from injury.
With the difference in qualifications, Djokovic is expected to easily win tickets to the fourth round. However, the earthquake happened when the world's No. 1 player played under completely. He lost 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 and officially eliminated.
Speaking at the post -match press conference, Djokovic could not hide his disappointment. He said he was very surprised with his performance. Nole also did not forget to praise the opponent.
“Congratulations to Luca with a excellent performance, especially in the third set. I don't know much about this player, but I have seen him play. I know he plays or right from the beginning of the game, especially the way to move and the convenience. A talented tennis player.
Due to winning tickets to the main round in the form of “Lucky Loser”, Luke has nothing to lose, so he played very well. He deserves to win.
And I am more surprised with my level today, everything is bad. The story is like that, the two factors above have worked together. Luca has a great day, and I am the opposite. As a result, I lost. ”
Besides, Nole said he needed one to two days to think whether to attend Miami Open or not.
“I need to take one or two days off, then I will see what I want to do next. Currently, I play less tournament, so I have to carefully select, so that it is suitable for my schedule.”
