Djokovic leaves Indian Wells with a new 'record'

A record that he surely won't be proud of, but one that must also be noted. After falling in 2024 to Luca Nardi and now in 2025 to Botic Van de Zandschulp, we can say that Novak Djokovic has become the first top 10 player in history to lose to a lucky loser in two consecutive seasons of the same Masters 1000 event. It's worth remembering that events of this caliber began in 1990, making this one of those curious statistics that we'll see if they happen again. Surely, one of those 'records' that we never thought would fall on the Belgrade tennis player.

1 - With Novak Djokovic's defeats to Luca Nardi and Botic van de Zandschulp, this is the first time an ATP top 10 player has lost in consecutive years to LLs at a single ATP Masters 1000 event, since 1990. Unthinkable.#TennisParadise | @BNPPARIBASOPEN @atptour @ATPMediaInfo

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) March 9, 2025

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