The third round of the 2024 Rome Masters men's singles continued, and one of the key battles, Djokovic vs. Tabilo, in the end, Djokovic lost two sets in a row and lost 0-2, breaking out a surprise upset, and unexpectedly went home! The result of this game is probably something that many fans did not expect.
24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic is ranked No. 1 in the world and is also the favorite to win the championship. Tabilo is the No. 29 seed in the tournament. Judging from the comprehensive strength and ranking of the two, Djokovic is stronger.
In the first set, Tabilo broke serve, then successfully held serve, and in the third game, Tabilo broke again, and then held serve to take a 4-0 lead! In the fifth game, Djokovic finally held serve to stop the decline, 1-4. However, after that, Tabilo continued to suppress, easily taking a 6-2 lead and leading Djokovic 1-0.
In the second set, Tabilo came up and broke first, and then held serve 2-0. After that, the two men held serve separately, and Djokovic was unable to complete the breakback, and after the first eight games, Tabilo led 5-3. In the 9th game, Djokovic's serve that had no way back was lost again, and Tabilo won another set 6-3 and swept Djokovic 2-0.
In the other game, China's No. 1 brother Zhang Zhizhen broke out, he swept Shelton 2-0 in straight sets, broke the upset, and reached the round of 16 of the Rome Masters for the first time. Zhang Zhizhen has been in excellent form of late, having also eliminated 19th seed Mannarino in the last round.