Thiem beats Djokovic to enter QF of ATP Monte-Carlo Masters

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Patna : World Number 7 in ATP rankings Dominic Thiem, 24, Austria, defeated World Number 13 Novak Djokovic, 30, Serbia, in the Round of 16 at ATP Monte- Carlo Masters 1000 in three-sets on April 19, 2018, to enter the quarterfinals of the tournament. Fifth seed Thiem defeated 9th seed Djokovic 6-7, 6-2, 6-3. Djokovic had also made early exit in the ATP Indian Wells Masters 1000 and Miami Masters 1000 tournaments in March 2018.

World Number 5 Grigor Dimitrov, 26, Bulgaria, the fourth seed, also entered the quarterfinals of the tournament defeating World Number 40 Philipp Kohlschreiber, 34, Germany, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the Round of 16.  World Number 4 Alexander Zverev, 20, Germany, the 3rd seed, beat Jan-Lennard Struff, 27, Germany,  6-4, 4-6, 6-4, in a close contest to enter the quarterfinals. World Number 10 David Goffin, 27, Belgium, the 6th seed, beat World Number 16 Roberto Bautista Agut, 29, Spain, 6-4, 7-5, to enter the quarterfinals.