MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — High-ranked Novak Djokovic will skip the Miami Open, saying lower than per week after a shock loss at Indian Wells that he must stability his “personal {and professional} schedule.”
Djokovic’s announcement Saturday on his social media accounts follows his 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 defeat to unheralded Luca Nardi on Monday within the third spherical of the BNP Paribas Open.
“At this stage of my profession, I am balancing my personal {and professional} schedule. I am sorry that I will not expertise a number of the finest and most passionate followers on the planet,” Djokovic wrote.
Nardi, 20, who’s ranked No. 123, grew to become the lowest-ranked participant to beat Djokovic in a Grand Slam or ATP Masters 1000 degree occasion, surpassing No. 122 Kevin Anderson in 2008 in Miami.
The Italian participant bought into the sphere as a “fortunate loser,” which is a participant who stumbles within the qualifying rounds however makes it into the principle draw as a alternative for a participant who pulls out earlier than the primary spherical.
Djokovic, 36, is a six-time champion in Miami. The hard-court event begins subsequent week.
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