TENNIS in DEPTH.

Djokovic ousted in 3rd round.

by on May.31, 2009, under Novak Djokovic

Novak-Djokovic-forehand_2312512Fourth seed Novak Djokovic crashed out of the French Open at the third-round stage after he lost in straight sets to Philipp Kohlschreiber on Court One.

The German 29th seed was a 6-4 6-4 6-4 winner over Djokovic, who has reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros for the past two years.

The result is even more of a surprise given the Serbian’s great clay-court campaign, which has seen him win a title in Belgrade, make two finals – in Monte Carlo and Rome – and reach a semi-final in Madrid.

Kohlschreiber, who had previously never gone further than the second round here, will play Tommy Robredo next.

Kohlschreiber was a deserved winner, and he sealed victory with a fine cross-court backhand.

Djokovic, who made far too many unforced errors throughout the match, will lose ground on the top three in the rankings now.

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