Miami Open: Novak Djokovic, David Goffin & Liam Broady fall in second round

  • Posted: Mar 23, 2018

Former world number one Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise defeat by Benoit Paire in the Miami Open second round.

The Serb, now ranked 12th as he continues his return from an elbow injury, lost 6-3 6-4 to the French world number 47 in just 69 minutes.

It is Djokovic’s third consecutive defeat since he reached the Australian Open fourth round in January.

Paire will next play Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic, who ended British number five Liam Broady’s run on Friday.

Krajinovic, seeded 22nd, beat world number 169 Broady 6-3 6-2 in 71 minutes.

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Elsewhere in Miami, seventh seed David Goffin was beaten in straight sets by Portugal’s Joao Sousa.

The Belgian, who was making his return after injuring his eye at the Rotterdam Open in January, lost 6-0 6-1.

Sousa hit 18 winners to Goffin’s nine, with the Belgian making 26 unforced errors in the 62 minute match.

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