Novak Djokovic was knocked out in the Last 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters by Lorenzo Musetti (below) in three sets on Thursday after the World No. 1 struggled badly on serve. Djokovic, a two-time winner in the Principality in 2013 and 2015, was broken eight times before going down 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to the 21st-ranked Musetti on a wet and chilly day on the Cote d’Azur. “[The] feeling is terrible after playing like this, honestly. But congrats to him. He stayed tough in important moments, and that’s it,” said Djokovic. 

Musetti advances to a quarter-final meeting with compatriot Jannik Sinner, who saved a match point before beating Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s bid for a third consecutive Monte Carlo Masters title was ended after straight-sets 6-2, 6-4 loss to American Taylor Fritz in the quarters.