The world no.1 suffered a shock 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 loss to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia looks on against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain during the Miami Open tennis on March 26, 2019 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
MIAMI - Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut rallied to shock world number one Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP and WTA Miami Open.Bautista Agut, ranked 25th in the world, booked a meeting with defending champion John Isner, who beat Britain's Kyle Edmund 7-6 , 7-6 .
But Bautista Agut held firm, eking out the set and wrapping up the victory in two hours and 29 minutes.He notched his second three-set win over Djokovic this season after a victory over the Serbian on the way to the title in Doha. The defeat capped a disappointing March on US hardcourts for Djokovic, who was bundled out of the third round at Indian Wells.
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