Novak Djokovic has been beaten by Reilly Opelka, the world no.293, in a stunning upset.
Djokovic is currently in Brisbane preparing for the Australia Open, which will be his first tournament with new coaching partner Andy Murray in his box.
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But preparations are not going as they’d have hoped, with Djokovic knocked out of the Brisbane International in straight sets to Reilly Opelka in the quarter-finals.
The 27-year-old American Tennis player defeated Djokovic in straight sets, beating him 7-6 (8-6) 6-3.
Opelka – ranked 293rd in the world – knocked out the world number seven with his straight sets victory, leaving Djokovic visibly disappointed when leaving the court.
Opelka will now face Giovani Mpetshi-Perricard, who beat Djokovic’s doubles partner Nick Kyrgios earlier in the tournament, in the semi-finals.
-Opelka is tied with Ivo Karlovic as the tallest ever ATP-ranked player, standing at 6ft 11 inches, and producing serves of over 63 metres per second.
Opelka registered 16 aces to the Serb’s 8 and shocked the 24-time Grand Slam champion.
Djokovic will kickstart his Australian Open campaign on January 12. A victory at the competition would see him tied with Margaret Court for the most wins at the tournament
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