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Novak Djokovic knocked out of the Serbia Open by Aslan Karatsev

by Lakshya Chopra
April 25, 2021, 12:40 AM IST
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After a shocking quarter-final exit last week in Monte Carlo, Novak Djokovic faces another shocker in the hands of Aslan Karatsev in Belgrade. Playing at home, Djokovic was a huge favorite to win the tournament, but is out in the semi-finals.

Third seed Karatsev won the match in three sets 7-5,4-6,6-4. Both the players served very well with more than 90% first serves landing in the box. The Russian showed a defensive masterclass against a sloppy Djokovic. He used the combination of slice and forehand to great effect and frustrated Djokovic.

Aslan Karatsev's breakthrough season just got even more broken through.

Upsets No. 1 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in Djokovic's home tournament to reach final of Belgrade Open

3+ hours of bold, flat hitting & lunging defense. Saved 23 of 28 break points vs the supreme returner pic.twitter.com/shEWQltocA

— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) April 24, 2021

Karatsev saved a whopping 23 break points throughout the match and converted 6 himself. He held nerve and survived 2 break points in the final game to register the biggest win of his career.

Djokovic vs Karatsev becomes the longest ATP Tour match of 2021

Aslan Karatsev
Aslan Karatsev

The Russian was slow of the blocks. Djokovic showed his class upfront and broke Karatsev’s serve to take an early lead before the Russian broke back to draw level at 3-3 in the first set. Both players were on serve after that before Kartasev broke Djokovic’s serve again to win the set 7-5.

In the second set, Karatsev was quick to slow the pace of the rallies to frustrate Djokovic. The home hero was clearly upset with the ‘amount of clay’ on the court and Karatsev was not making life easy for him. But after more than 5 attempts, he finally broke Karatsev to win the second set 6-4.

• Maiden Slam SF on debut
• First ATP Tour title in Dubai
• First win over a World No.1

What a year for @AsKaratsev! 👏 pic.twitter.com/13istCF2jK

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 24, 2021

The third set was a roller-coaster with extreme long rallies. Both the players didn’t go for huge winners and waited for each other to attack first. Karatsev broke Djokovic’s serve eventually to take a 4-3 lead. He saved as many as 10 break points in the third set alone. He finally held his nerve to clinch the set 6-4 and added one more ‘firsts’ to a year full of firsts for him. The match lasted 3 hrs 25 mins making it the longest tour match this season.

Also read: “It’s the best Tsitsipas I have seen,” Rafael Nadal praises the Greek, ahead of their clash in the Barcelona Open final

Tags: Novak Djokovic
Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra is an aspiring sports writer who has covered various sports in the last few years. An engineer by profession, his passion for sports has driven him closer to the media industry with each passing day. He has been working at FirstSportz for over two years and initially headed the tennis team for two full seasons. Having written almost 2500 articles for the organization, he is currently the content manager of the NFL section. From Rafael Nadal's prime to Novak Djokovic's rise to Tom Brady's magical comebacks, he has seen it all.

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