Former world number one Novak Djokovic has been beaten 6-3 6-4 by Benoit Paire in the Miami Open second round.
The Frenchman served nine aces and broke Djokovic’s serve on four occasions to cruise through in 67 minutes and deny the Serb a chance of his seventh title at the Florida event.
Djokovic has now lost three matches in a row for the first time since 2007.
Paire advances to a third-round clash with Filip Krajinovic, who beat Britain’s Liam Broady 6-3 6-2.
Novak Djokovic suffers his third straight defeat, his first such streak in more than a decade. But his sights are fully set on improving ?
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Elsewhere, Juan Martin del Potro, on the back of his win at Indian Wells, extended his winning streak with a 6-4 5-7 6-2 victory over Robin Haase.
His Dutch opponent forced a decider after winning the second set 7-5, but the world number six held his nerve with a much-improved service game to triumph after two hours, 10 minutes on court.
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Del Potro now moves to the third round to face former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori, who defeated Australian John Millman 7-6 (7/4) 4-6 6-3.
Second seed Marin Cilic also advanced to the next round after a 7-5 6-3 win over France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbet, while number two seed Grigor Dimitrov rallied from a set down to beat Maximilian Marterer 4-6 6-2 6-1.
Elsewhere in Miami, Portugal’s Joao Sousa eased to victory over seventh seed David Goffin, who lost 6-0 6-1 on his return after two-months out with an eye injury.
