"No excuse"
Djokovic packs his bags early in Indian Wells
After his opening defeat in Doha, Novak Djokovic has also been knocked out early at the first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year. The Serbian tennis star lost 2:6, 6:3, 1:6 to Botic van de Zandschulp from the Netherlands, ranked 85th in the world, in the round of 64 in Indian Wells.
History was repeating itself, as Djokovic had also been defeated by a lucky loser in the previous year. Djokovic must therefore continue to wait for his 100th tournament title.
"No excuses"
"Of course there are no excuses for a poor performance. It doesn't feel good when you play like that on the court, but congratulations to my opponent. I guess it was just a bad day," said the 37-year-old Djokovic.
In recent years, he had struggled to play at the level he wanted. "Every now and then I have some good tournaments, but most of the time it's really challenging. It is what it is. I don't think anything can prepare you for this moment. You have to experience it and try to deal with it as best you can." He will work out a plan with his coach Andy Murray.
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