TIL Desk Sports/ Novak Djokovic won just three games in a lackluster quarterfinal performance at the Erste Bank Open, losing 6-2 6-1 to 42nd-ranked Lorenzo Sonego.
It was only Djokovic’s third loss of the year, after being disqualified for hitting a line judge with a ball at the U.S. Open and losing the French Open final to Rafael Nadal.
I came here with the intention to try to earn more points and secure the No. 1 in the end of the year. I have done that, so I move on, Djokovic said.
I am happy, I am pleased, I am healthy, and hopefully I can have a strong finish (at the ATP finals) in London.
Djokovic lacked power in his groundstrokes and produced a string of mistakes from the start. He soon dropped 4-0 behind, winning just five points on Sonego’s serve in the opening set.
