California, March 12 -- At Indian Wells, the World No. 1 Novak Djokovic lost shockingly to World No. 123 Luca Nardi in the third round, leaving him disappointed and taken aback by his play for the second time this season.

It was difficult for the Serbian to have any kind of control over Nardi, who played with aggression and won in three sets.

"He got in as a lucky loser to the main draw, so he really didn't have anything to lose, so he played great. Deserved to win. I was more surprised with my level. My level was really, really bad. These two things come together. He's having a great day; I'm having a really bad day. Results as a negative outcome for me," Djokovic said as quoted by ATP.

For the first time since losing to Jannik Sinner...