Novak Djokovic is in danger of losing the world No. 1 ranking as he goes into his French Open title defense facing some series threat from Jannik Sinner
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Two days after accidentally being hit on the head by a water bottle while signing autographs in Rome, an off-color Djokovic crashed to his earliest defeat in the tournament he has won six times after a 6-2, 6-3 third-round thrashing by Alejandro Tabilo. “It was unexpected. I wasn’t even looking up. Then I felt a very strong hit in the head. That has really impacted me. After that I got the medical care. Been through half-an-hour, an hour of nausea, dizziness, blood, a lot of different things.”
With only six matches on clay, Djokovic will be slightly undercooked as he heads to Paris in search of a record 25th Grand Slam title. Djokovic had endured a bumpy season even before the bottle incident as the Serb’s bid for a record-extending 11th title at the Australian Open was snuffed out by eventual champion Sinner in the semifinals.
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