There was a time, not so long ago, when Novak Djokovic lost so rarely that it seemed the tennis world wobbled on its axis every time he did, shaking with the shock of it all.

Novak Djokovic will not chase his sixth Indian Wells title this year. Similar to 2024, the 24-time Major winner fell to a lucky loser in the second round, with Botic van de Zandschulp earning a notable 6-2,

Botic van de Zandschulp’s reward for pulling off a shock win against Novak Djokovic at the Indian Wells Masters is a third-round match against Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo. The 29-year-old was only at the tournament as a lucky loser,