DJOKOVIC LOSES TO MARIN CILIC

It may seem that his reign over men’s tennis has come to an abrupt end. Djokovic, a three-time defending champion, lost in the Paris Masters quarterfinals, surrendering his No. 1 ranking to Andy Murray.

If he is able to reach the final, the tennis player may rise from his current number two position to the top in the ATP list.

However, to achieve this feat, he needs one more win after defeating opponent Thomas berdych who currently ranks at worlds number 11, the match ended in a margin 0f 7-6(9), 7-5. He is bound to face either Jo Wilfred or Milos Raonic in the semi final match. Tennis star Andy Murray was well aware of Djokovic’s loss as he graced the court with little hesitation to face off against opponent berdych. He only needed four points to overcome the Czech layer.

Despite the fact that Novak had brought a dominant and impressive package and style of play to the Parisian court during the tournament last June, he was not exactly in top form on the fast carpet and suffered a terrible defeat to Marin Cilic with a score margin of 6-4, 7-6(2), this will be the sportsman’s first loss against Cilic in a total of 15 matchups.

Djokovic had struggled to the end throughout the duration of the match as he battled to maintain consistency with his service and dashed all hopes of recovery when he served on the game’s second set and struck two double faults.

In the post match interview, Djokovic said: “I wasn’t on the level that I could have been on. I was also, in this kind of circumstances and with this level of play, in a good position to take the match into the third set. I wasn’t able to deliver, he is a deserved winner.”