Novak Djokovic was beaten 7-6 (6), 6-3 by big-serving Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarterfinals on Friday. The 37-year-old Djokovic was playing his first tournament of the year. The 24-time Grand Slam champion is preparing for the Australian Open,

Djokovic is in search of his 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, but fell short of the semifinals at his warm-up event.

Thus, Djokovic experienced his worst defeat in terms of the opponent's ranking since the retirement against Filip Krajinovic in Belgrade 14 years ago! It was Novak's 26th ATP match against rivals outside the top-250 and his second failure.

Novak Djokovic's hunt for a landmark 100th ATP title ended with a whimper following an unexpected 7-6(6) 6-3 defeat by big-serving American Reilly Opelka in the Brisbane International quarter-finals on Friday.

Novak Djokovic, seeking to become just the third player to win 100 ATP Tour titles, advanced to the Brisbane International quarterfinals with a victory vs. Gael Monfils.

Reilly Opelka kept it straight honest following his shock win over Novak Djokovic, admitting that he played freely and didn't feel any pressure because he was playing "the greatest player of all time" and didn't have any expectations.

Novak Djokovic (No. 7 ranking) will meet Reilly Opelka (No. 293) in the quarterfinals at the Brisbane International Presented by Evie on Friday, January 3.Djokovic’s last action was on

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Novak Djokovic was playing his first tournament of the year in preparation for the Australian Open which he has won 10 times.