Tennis》Djokovic was upset and suffered a dark horse counterattack. Paris was eliminated early and the year-end finals dream was shattered.

Djokovic. (Reuters)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] Novak Djokovic missed the advantage in the first set, and finally lost 6:2, 3:6, 3:6 to the Australian-Japanese dark horse Hijikata Riki who entered the tournament. The legendary Serbian veteran was eliminated in the second round of the Paris Men's Tennis Masters, and his hope of entering the ATP Turin year-end finals was also shattered.

"I'm very disappointed to lose this match. The first set was good, but then it got completely out of control." This ATP thousand-level indoor hard court competition is being held at the La Défense Arena in Paris. Facing world No. 83 Hijikata Riki, Djokovic, who created the record "7th crown" in the history of the competition, first prospered and then declined, and fought hard. The unexpected loss in 2 hours and 13 minutes was enough to shatter the eyes of international betting and experts. "My serving state was not good in the second set. To be honest, he played so well. He almost made no mistakes and hit the ball very low. His performance was very good. No one likes to lose. It was just an ordinary game, but I should have won."

As the last member of the "Big Three" currently active, Djokovic, who holds 24 Grand Slam crowns, must at least return to the top four in the French capital in order to get on the top 8 train of the year-end tournament. Now he has regretfully failed and his professional season has ended prematurely. He revealed that his plan for the next few weeks is to "get a good rest, I'm looking forward to it."