Daniel Evans gives Novak Djokovic first loss of 2021
April 17, 2021
For the first time in 2021, Novak Djokovic, the number one player in the world, did not come away with a victory on Thursday. In the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters, Djokovic was beaten 6-4, 7-5 by Daniel Evans of Great Britain.
Up until Djokovic’s loss to Evans on Thursday, he had won his first 10 matches of 2021. Djokovic beat Denis Shapovalov of Canada, and Alexander Zverev of Germany at the ATP Cup in Melbourne in February, then won his record ninth Australian Open title by beating Jeremy Chardy of France, Americans Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, Canada’s Milos Raonic, Zverev again, and Russians Aslan Karatsev and Daniil Medvedev, before beating Italian sensation Jannik Sinner of Italy 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of Monte Carlo.
The last loss for Djokovic prior to being beaten by Evans came in the semi-finals of the ATP Cup in London in November. There, Djokovic was beaten 7-5, 6-7, 7-6 in three close sets to Dominic Thiem of Austria.
[adrotate banner=”147″]
This was Evans’s fourth win in his career over a top-10 player, but the first time he has beaten a player either ranked number one or previously ranked number one. Prior to Thursday, Evans had a record of 0-6 against either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. This was also the first time Evans had faced Djokovic in his career.
It was also the first time that Evans ever reached the quarterfinals of an ATP Masters 1000 series event. In fact, Evans is in the semifinals now after beating David Goffin of Belgium, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. He will now face Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the semifinals on Saturday.
Fill In The Form Below To Receive Our Tennis News Straight To Your Email For FREE!
December 24, 2024
Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic to play men's doubles together in Brisbane
According to the ATP Tour on Saturday, thee will be an intriguing matchup in men's doubles at the Brisbane International starting Sunday The tournament, which is a tuneup for the Australian Open in Read MoreDecember 18, 2024
Australia to play Sweden in first round of Davis Cup qualifying
We now know the 13 first round Davis Cup qualifying matches in 2025 The matches will take place from February 1-2 Australia will be facing Sweden with the Swedes being the host Sweden and Read MoreDecember 17, 2024
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.