Athletistic / Tennis. On the night of March 12, the first racket in the world, Serbian Novak Djokovic, lost to Italian Luca Nardi (123rd racket in the world) in the match of the third round (1/16 final) of the Masters Series tournament in Indian Wells (UNITED STATES). The match ended with a score of 6:4, 3:6, 6:3 in favor of the 20-year-old Italian.
The tennis players spent 2 hours and 20 minutes on the court. At the end of the match, Djokovic made four serves in total, a double fault and two breaks on four break points. Nardi completed five aces, made seven errors on his serve and also converted 3 break points out of 11 possible.
In the 1/8 finals of the first Masters in 2024, Nardi will play with the American Tommy Paul (17th racket in the world). The Indian Wells tournament will end on March 17 and its prize pool this time amounts to $8.9 million.
Note that Novak Djokovic played at Indian Wells for the first time since 2019. Then the tournament was canceled twice due to the coronavirus pandemic, then Novak was not allowed to enter the United States at twice due to refusal to be vaccinated.
Source: Sport
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