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Miami Open: Novak Djokovic dumped out by Benoit Paire; Juan Martin del Potro battles past Robin Haase

Reuters • March 24, 2018, 13:25:10 IST
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The loss snapped a 16-match winning streak in the tournament for Djokovic, who had been eliminated in the second round at Indian Wells.

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Miami Open: Novak Djokovic dumped out by Benoit Paire; Juan Martin del Potro battles past Robin Haase

Miami: Six-time champion Novak Djokovic’s hopes of turning around his season at the Miami Open ended in the second round when he was defeated 6-3 6-4 by Frenchman Benoit Paire on Friday. The loss snapped a 16-match winning streak in the tournament for the ninth-seeded Serb, who had been eliminated in the second round at Indian Wells but said before the match his right elbow was pain-free for the first time in a long while. [caption id=“attachment_4403787” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, walks to his chair during his match against Benoit Paire, of France, at the Miami Open tennis tournament, Friday, March 23, 2018, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Paire won 6-3, 6-4. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Novak Djokovic was beaten in straight sets by Frenchman Benoit Paire. AP[/caption] He had won the tournament in 2014, 2015 and 2016 but missed last year’s event with the elbow injury. The defeat also ended a streak of 21 consecutive victories over players from France for the former World No 1. “I’m trying, but it’s not working,” Djokovic told the Miami Herald. “That’s all it is. I mean, obviously, I’m not feeling great when I’m playing this way. “Of course, I want to be able to play as well as I want to play. Just it’s impossible at the moment. That’s all.” Djokovic, who lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open and dropped his only match at Indian Wells last week, had not lost in three consecutive tournaments since the end of the 2007 season when he dropped his final five matches. Paire, who had lost his only other meeting with Djokovic, delivered nine aces to only two for the Serb and won 71 percent of his service points. Juan Martin del Potro survived a battle with Robin Haase to capture his 12th consecutive win, 6-4 5-7 6-2. Del Potro, who defeated world number one Roger Federer to win the Indian Wells Masters last week, needed two hours and nine minutes to advance. Second-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic moved into the third round with a 7-5 6-3 triumph over Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert and third seed Grigor Dimitrov rallied from a set down to beat German Maximilian Marterer 4-6 6-2 6-1. David Goffin was unsuccessful in his return from an eye injury, the seventh-seeded Belgian falling to Portugal’s Joao Sousa 6-0 6-1. American wild card Michael Mmoh produced another surprise, upsetting 12th seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 in two hours, 43 minutes. Mmoh got the victory despite losing eight consecutive games after being up a set and 2-0. Diego Schwartzman and Milos Raonic also moved on. Argentine Schwartzman, the 13th seed, dominated Chilean Nicolas Jarry 6-3 6-1 while the 20th seeded Raonic, a 2016 Wimbledon finalist, cruised into the third round with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Swede Mikael Ymer that took 66 minutes. The Canadian fired off 16 aces to only four for Ymer and won 78 percent of his first serve points.

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