Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 109 Taro Daniel of Japan as he was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.
The 30-year-old lost 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-1 in the second-round tie on his first appearance since an injury ended his Australian Open challenge in January.
Djokovic had further surgery on a persistent elbow injury in February.
"It felt like first match I ever played on the tour. Very weird. I completely lost rhythm," said the Serb.
"I was grateful to be out on the court after surgery that quickly but at the same time I just didn't feel good at all."
"I was not even supposed to be here because of the surgery that was only five, six weeks ago. But I recovered very quickly, and I got myself ready."
The defeat was just the fifth time in the past decade former world number one Djokovic has lost against a player outside the top 100 players in the world.
Source : bbc
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