The young pacer, who was hit by Rinku for five sixes in one over last year, held his nerve to defend 17 runs in the final over against Chennai on Sunday
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It was a tough day for seeded players at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, with Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka, the world's top-ranked players, ushered out in the desert.
Djokovic and Philipp Kohlschreiber resumed their third-round match that was suspended because of rain a night earlier. The unseeded German knocked off the five-time tournament champion 6-4, 6-4.
Osaka lost to Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-1 in just over an hour.
Since Osaka won the title at Indian Wells a year ago, she earned titles at the US and Australian opens. Her triumph in Australia made her No. 1 for the first time, but her time at the top has been rocky. Osaka fired her coach and lost in the first round in Dubai before taking on a new coach, Jermaine Jenkins.
On Tuesday, the 23rd-ranked Bencic served and returned better.
Djokovic owned an 8-1 record against Kohlschreiber, who beat a No. 1 player for the first time.
The 35-year-old German started thinking he had a chance early in the first set when Kohlschreiber survived a handful of break points on his serve.
"I would say after 3-all in the first set I felt like getting closer to the set, holding my service games, which is not easy against Novak, because he's such a great returner," Kohlschreiber said. "I know from that point on it's gonna be a very interesting match."
Djokovic was just 1-for-5 on break-point opportunities. Kohlschreiber converted three of his four chances.
Next up for Kohlschreiber is Gael Monfils, who owns a 13-2 record against the German.
Also ousted were No. 6 Kei Nishikori, No. 10 Marin Cilic and No. 14 Daniil Medvedev.
In women's fourth-round matches, No. 2 Simona Halep lost to Marketa Vondrousova 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 and No. 7 Kiki Bertens was beaten by 20th-seeded Garbine Muguruza 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.
Venus Williams reached the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Mona Barthel.
Bianca Andreescu, an 18-year-old Canadian, beat 18th-seeded Wang Qiang 7-5, 6-2.
Nishikori beaten Men (third round) P Kohlschreiber (GER) bt N Djokovic (SRB x1) 6-4, 6-4 H Hurkacz (POL) bt K Nishikori (JPN x6) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 D Shapovalov (CAN x24) bt M Cilic (CRO x10) 6-4, 6-2 K Edmund (GBR x22) bt R Albot (MDA) 6-3, 6-3 J Isner (USA x8) bt G Pella (ARG x32) 6-3, 6-4 K Khachanov (RUS x12) bt A Rublev (RUS) 7-5, 6-3 F Krajinovic (SRB) bt D Medvedev (RUS x14) 6-3, 6-2 R Nadal (ESP x2) bt D Schwartzman (ARG x25) 6-3, 6-1 Women (fourth round) B Bencic (SUI x23) bt N Osaka (JPN x1) 6-3, 6-1 V Williams (USA) bt M Barthel (GER) 6-4, 6-4 G Muguruza (ESP x20) bt K Bertens (NED x7) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 B Andreescu (CAN) bt W Qiang (CHN x18) 7-5, 6-2 E Svitolina (UKR x6) bt A Barty (AUS x12) 7-6 (10/8), 5-7, 6-4 M Vondrousova (CZE) bt S Halep (ROM x2) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 |
The young pacer, who was hit by Rinku for five sixes in one over last year, held his nerve to defend 17 runs in the final over against Chennai on Sunday
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