World number one Novak Djokovic crashed to a three-set defeat in only his fourth match of the season, falling six-three, six-seven, six-one to unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday.
The twenty-times Grand Slam champion endured a tough start to the year as he was unable to defend his Australian Open title in January after being deported from the country for being unvaccinated against COVID-19.
Djokovic, who played three matches in Dubai ahead of the Masters one thousand event in Monaco, struggled to find his range early in the contest as Spaniard Davidovich Fokina raced to a four-one lead before taking the opening set on Court Rainier three.
