World No. 1 Novak Djokovic lost in the second round of the first tournament of the clay season, Monte Carlo Masters. He lost to world number 55 Jiri Vesely 4-6, 6-2, 4-6. The last time he was knocked out in the second round of a tournament was in Madrid Masters in 2013.
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Jiri Vesely, 22, has for the first time in his career defeated a player in the Top 10. He will now face 13th seed Gael Monfils in the next round.
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Jiri Vesely kisses the court after defeating World number 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round of Monte Carlo Masters. Courtesy: DailyMail
Since Djokovic losing so early in the tournament is extremely, twitter was abuzz with this upset and had a lot to say about Djokovic as well as Vesely. We bring you some of the best tweets on the upset by Jiri Vesely.
Before the match:
It seems as if Novak's been a bit too busy with the restaurant, but he'll probably win this anyway. #Djokovic #montecarlorolexmasters
And then:
This is the moment when Jiri #Vesely completes his astonishing upset of Novak #Djokovic in Monte Carlo. clips.tennistv.com/g/v/7VgpXjpOoGL
https://twitter.com/livetennis/status/720266913536806912?lang=en
I don't know if to cry or to smile. Smile @jiri_vesely , you beat Novak #Djokovic! #montecarlorolexmasters
There you have it. Huge congratulations to Jiri Vesely. #Djokovic signing autographs on the way out. All class. 👍👍
https://twitter.com/breathesport/status/720273608656814081
Last time #Djokovic played a Masters 1000 without reaching the final: Shanghai 2014 (11 consecutive finals)
The place where @DjokerNole should win is Roland Garros. This game is like practice. #Djokovic @TheBorisBecker
No. 55 @jiri_vesely 1st outside Top 50 to beat #Djokovic since No. 74 Xavier Malisse 2010 @TheQueensClub. Nole was 106-0 vs outside Top 50.
Is this the end of the road for #novakdjokovic ? 2nd round exit from #montecarlorolexmasters Discuss tennis pundits! x.com/tennisnewsone/…
Djokovic knocked out in Monte Carlo bbc.in/1SzNP4H #tennis
Last time #Djokovic lost vs a player ranked outside the top 30: Basel 2011 vs Nishikori (#32, WC)
#Djokovic loses to Vesely. The only rally length Jiri won was The First 4 Shots. Learn ----> braingametennis.com/the-first-4-sh…
https://twitter.com/lawrenceman2000/status/720300551083196416?lang=en
#Djokovic: ''I will get a long break now. The time off will serve me well, mentally mostly.'' Thus likely to play Madrid, skipped last year
Looks like red isn't Novak's lucky colour... #montecarlorolexmasters #tennis #monacoTennis #Djokovic
https://twitter.com/Young_ATP/status/720294659008905216?lang=en
I am SO HAPPY he finally lost! Tennis was getting so boring. #Djokovic
https://twitter.com/semperfiunited/status/720270537604239360
Scontata ma necessaria #Djokovic #ATPMonteCarlo
Despite the loss to #Vesely, #Djokovic's perfect touch was still on display. Watch Hot Shot: vxl.me/T7Mn1o
@RMCsport il était trop fatigué parce qu'il s'est rendu à vélo au country club ce matin..... #Djokovic out
So, this happened! Still, gave us a chance to play with nice new red racquets for losses! #Djokovic #MCRolexMasters
55 - Novak Djokovic has lost his first match v. a player outside the Top 50 since June 2010 at Queens v. Xavier Malisse (74th). Earthquake.
Nadal stopped before the interview room in order to watch Djokovic - Vesely lol