World number one Novak Djokovic was forced to break his racquet in anger shocking 6-4 third round defeat by Philipp Kohlschreiber at Indian Wells.
According to BBC Sports the Serb, who currently holds three of the four Grand Slam titles, was knocked out of the BNP Paribas
German world number 39 Kohlschreiber, lost his past seven matches against Djokovic, but things turned his way at the Indian Wells when he took the first set.
Britain’s Kyle Edmund beat Radu Albot 6-3 6-3 to reach the last 16.
He will face either Roger Federer or Stan Wawrinka next with the Swiss pair meeting in Tuesday’s night session in California.
The match between Djokovic and Kohlschreiber began on Monday but was delayed until Tuesday because of heavy rain.
Kohlschreiber won 72% of first-serve points and saved four of five break points as he closed out victory.
He will play French 18th seed Gael Monfils in the fourth round.
Second seed Rafael Nadal reached the fourth round with a 6-1 6-4 win over Diego Schwartzman.
Nadal, a three-time champion at Indian Wells, did not face a break point in the match.
He will play Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic next after Krajinovic, ranked 113, beat 15th seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-2.
Elsewhere, Canadian 19-year-old Denis Shapovalov rapped on court in his post-match interview after beating Croatian 10th seed seed Marin Cilic.
Shapovalov, seeded 24th at Indian Wells, beat the 2014 US Open champion 6-4 6-2 and will play Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz next.
Hurzack, ranked 67 in the world, fought back to beat Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori 4-6 6-4 6-3.
Source: BBC
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