Tennis Yesterday lost kwalificatiespeler Filip Krajinovic (ATP 113) with 3-6, 4-6 Rafael Nadal (ATP 2) in the fourth round of Indian Wells, but outside of the job that had the Serb, however, racing out to Thomas Johansson, the coach of David Goffin.
by the end of Tuesday was the bijltjesdag at the tournament of Indian Wells. Titelverdedigster and number one in the world, Naomi Osaka lost 3-6, 1-6 of Belinda Bencic (WTA 23), while Simona Halep (WTA 2) with 2-6, 6-3, 2-6 onderuitging against Marketa Vondrousova (WTA 61). In the men there was the surprising exit of first seed Novak Djokovic (4-6, 4-6) at the hands of the inspired, 35-year-old German Philipp Kohlschreiber (ATP 39), who last night by the way all of his quarter-final played against Gaël Monfils (ATP 19). Possible that the Serbian number one was impressed with the attention that his coup at the highest ATP level – Djokovic ensured that ATP boss Chris Kermode at the end of this year should be a blow – relay. “It was just one of those days”, held the five-time Indian Wells winner the boat. “He played tactically well and took me out of my comfort zone. He deserved to win.”