A wildcard, Denis Istomin stunned the world on Thursday as he knocked out the defending champion and 6 time winner Novak Djokovic in 5 thrilling sets, making it Novak djokovic exit earliest exit from Australian Open since 2006.
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Istomin produced a dazzling array of shots in a match that lasted almost five hours, surprising Novak with his depth and consistency throughout the match. Naturally, the twitter world went berserk following the former world number one’s shocking defeat.
Having heard the Agassi story yesterday, I think I can understand why @DjokerNole lost today. Think he might have lost to himself.
"First of all I feel sorry for Novak, I was playing so good today." 😃 Listen to #Istomin's on-court interview here: bit.ly/2iECI4T
Wow Istomin! Didn't see this coming, until the match point was thinking Novak was gonna come thru. Congrats to Denis, tough to see Djoko out
Istomin's win is a win for mom's everywhere. His mom, Klaudiya Istomina, is his longtime coach. She gets a great shoutout, too. #AusOpen
Couldn't be happening to a nicer guy. Well done Denis #Istomin , fantastic bloke glad to see u playing v well again @AustralianOpen #ausopen
A seismic upset at the Australian Open as six-times Champion @DjokerNole is knocked out by World No 117, Denis Istomin, of Uzbekistan!
Q. "What do you take from that match?" NOVAK DJOKOVIC: "I take my bags, and I go home." #AusOpen
I know that some people are anti-Djokovic, while hayfever sufferers are anti-Istomin.
You need to focus on all matches dear. #Djokovic
