Musetti sends Djokovic to another early exit at Monte Carlo
Associated PressMONACO — For the third year in a row, Novak Djokovic has been knocked out early at the Monte Carlo Masters. “Well, feeling is terrible after playing like this, honestly,” said Djokovic, who is expected to resume his preparations for the French Open next week at the Srpska Open in Bosnia-Herzegovina. A two-time champion at Monte Carlo, Djokovic lost his opening match on the French Cote d’Azur last year and exited the tournament in the third round in 2021. Djokovic led 4-2 but could not hold onto his lead as Musetti’s mix of clever drop shots and deep groundstrokes put the 22-time Grand Slam winner on the back foot. “I think he served incredible in the first one-and-a-half sets, and when I broke him the first time the momentum changed a little bit.” Also, third-seeded Daniil Medvedev saved two match points in the deciding-set tiebreaker to rally past Alexander Zverev 3-6, 7-5, 7-6.