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© Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Djokovic beaten by wild-card entry Istomin in 2nd round of Australian Open
By JOHN PYE MELBOURNE, Australia©2023 GPlusMedia Inc.
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fxgai
Djokovic a break down in the 5th against Istomin... upset?
Kurobune
Otsukaresama, Naomi-san ! Milos is lookin' real good ! Could this be his "breakout" tourney ? Dominika (The Pocket Rocket") Cibulkova should handle Makarova. Hope Andy is ok ! His retirement (if it happens) would really open up the field on the ATP side. Ganbarre, everybody !
Rana Sodhi
fxgai, yes, Djokovic lost to 117 ranked Istoman.
fxgai
Didn't see the match but apparently Boris Becker and Mats Wilander were watching and thought Djokovic was flat. Well done to Istomin for a good match for his part.
This is very good for someone in that section of the draw, in that there are 720 ranking points up for grabs now, which could see that someone moving up the rankings significantly as a result. Dominic Thiem or Dimitrov the obvious candidates for a semifinal place against Raonic or Nadal probably.
BurakuminDes
After this unbelievable shock loss by the great Djokovic, Nishikori looks sensational value at 26/1 - amazingly just the 7th favourite to win the trophy. If I was lucky enough to have a few yen, I'd put some on the kid - it could just be his year!