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Djokovic suffers heavy defeat to Alejandro Tabilo in Rome
Chile's Alejandro Tabilo celebrates after winning a match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, May 12, 2024

SIX-TIME champion Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Italian Open after suffering a comprehensive defeat to world number 32 Alejandro Tabilo in Rome.

Chile’s Tabilo took full advantage of an error-strewn performance from world number one Djokovic to storm to a one-sided 6-2 6-3 victory in just 67 minutes.

Seeking the 1,100th win of his career, Djokovic committed 22 unforced errors, served five double faults and failed to create a single break point on his left-handed opponent’s serve.

 

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