French Open results: Novak Djokovic out, unseeded Marco Cecchinato into semi-finals

Novak Djokovic was eliminated from the French Open after a shock defeat to unseeded Italian Marco Cecchinato today, falling 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 1-6 7-6 (13-11) to the challenger after a thrilling match in Paris.

The 31-year-old was up against it from the start and battled back from two sets down to force a fourth set which required a lengthy back-and-forth tie-break to decide.

And it was the Sicilian who triumphed – to his surprise – setting up a semi-final against Austrian Dominic Thiem later this week.

Speaking to reporters after the match, Djokovic credited the 25-year-old for an entertaining game but said he was disappointed with the manner of his loss.

"Congrats for a great performance. He came out very well," Djokovic said.

"I struggled from the beginning. Unfortunately, it took me time to get well, and struggled with a little injury, as well, at the beginning. And after, when I warmed up, it was better.

"But, yeah, just a pity that I couldn't capitalize on the chances in the 4-1 in the fourth set and some break points that I thought I had in there, but he came back and credit to him."

Full results below

Semi-finals

Marco Cecchinato (Ita) vs (7) Dominic Thiem (Aut)

(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) vs (5) Juan Martin del Potro (Arg)

Quarter-finals 

(7) Dominic Thiem (Aut) bt (2) Alexander Zverev (Ger) 6-4 6-2 6-1

Marco Cecchinato (Ita) bt (20) Novak Djokovic (Ser) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 1-6 7-6 (13-11)

(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt (11) Diego Schwartzman (Arg) 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2

(5) Juan Martin del Potro (Arg) bt (3) Marin Cilic (Cro) 7-6 5-7 6-3 7-5

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Fourth Round

(2) Alexander Zverev (Ger) bt Karen Khachanov (Rus) 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-3 6-3

(7) Dominic Thiem (Aut) bt (19) Kei Nishikori (Jpn) 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4

(20) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (30) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) 6-3 6-4 6-2

Marco Cecchinato (Ita) bt (8) David Goffin (Bel) 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3

(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Maximilian Marterer (Ger) 6-3 6-2 7-6

(11) Diego Schwartzman (Arg) bt (6) Kevin Anderson (Rsa) 1-6 2-6 7-5 7-6 6-2

(5) Juan Martin del Potro bt (9) John Isner (Usa) 6-4 6-4 6-4

(3) Marin Cilic (Cro) vs (18) Fabio Fognini (Ita) 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 6-3

Third Round

(20) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (13) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2

(2) Alexander Zverev (Ger) bt (26) Damir Dzumhur (Bih) 6-2 3-6 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5

(19) Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt Gilles Simon (Fra) 6-3 6-1 6-3

(30) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt (4) Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 6-4

Maximilian Marterer (Ger) bt Jurgen Zopp (Est) 6-2 6-1 6-4

(7) Dominic Thiem (Aut) bt Matteo Berrettini (Ita) 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2

Marco Cecchinato (Ita) bt (10) Pablo Carreno Busta 2-6 7-6 6-3 6-1

Karen Khachanov (Rus) bt (15) Lucas Pouille 6-3 7-5 6-3

(18) Fabio Fognini (Ita) bt (16) Kyle Edmund 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-4

Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Richard Gasquet (Fra) 6-3 6-2 6-2

(6) Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt Mischa Zverev 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-4

(8) David Goffin (Bel) bt (32) Gael Monfils (Fra) 6-7 6-3 4-6 7-5 6-3

(11) Diego Schwartzman (Arg) bt Borna Coric (Cro) 7-5 6-3 6-3

(5) Juan Martin del Potro bt (31) Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5 6-4 6-1

(9) John Isner (Usa) bt Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Fra) 7-6 6-4 7-6

Second round

(9) John Isner (USA) bt Horacio Zeballos (Arg) 6-7 (8-10) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2) 6-2

(5) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt Julien Benneteau (Fra) 6-4 6-3 6-2

Borna Coric (Cro) bt Thomas Fabbiano (Ita) 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-1

(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Guido Pella (Arg) 6-2 6-1 6-1

(6) Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt Pablo Cuevas (Uru) 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4

(31) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spa) bt Casper Ruud (Nor) 6-4 6-2 6-4

Mischa Zverev (Ger) bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) 6-3 6-7 (0-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-1

Jurgen Zopp (Est) bt Ruben Bemelmans (Bel) 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

(15) Lucas Pouille (Fra) bt Cameron Norrie (Gbr) 6-2 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-3)

(16) Kyle Edmund (Gbr) bt Marton Fucsovics (Hun) 6-0 1-6 6-2 6-3

(27) Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Malek Jaziri (Tun) 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-0

Karen Khachanov (Rus) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) 6-2 7-6 (9-7) 6-7 (0-7) 6-3

(32) Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Martin Klizan (Svk) 6-2 6-4 6-4

(8) David Goffin (Bel) bt Corentin Moutet (Fra) 7-5 6-0 6-1

(2) Alexander Zverev (Ger) bt Dusan Lajovic (Ser) 2-6 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-2

Matteo Berrettini (Ita) bt Ernests Gulbis (Lat) 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-3

(19) Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt Benoit Paire (Fra) 6-3 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3

Gilles Simon (Fra) bt (12) Sam Querrey (USA) 1-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 6-1

(4) Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) bt Jared Donaldson (USA) 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 4-6 6-4 10-8

(20) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Jaume Munar (Spa) 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 6-4

(30) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Guido Andreozzi (Arg) 6-3 6-2 6-2

(26) Damir Dzumhur (Bih) bt Radu Albot (Mol) 6-3 6-3 5-7 1-6 7-5

(10) Pablo Carreno-Busta (Spa) bt Federico Del Bonis (Arg) 6-6 (7-0) 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-4

(13) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) bt Santiago Giraldo (Col) 6-4 7-5 6-3

Marco Cecchinato (Ita) bt Marco Trungelliti (Arg) 6-1 7-6 (7-1) 6-1

(18) Fabio Fognini (Ita) bt Elias Ymer (Swe) 6-4 6-1 6-2

Steve Johnson (USA) bt Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 6-2

(3) Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) 6-2 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 7-5

(7) Dominic Thiem (Aut) bt Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-4

Maximilian Marterer (Ger) bt (24) Denis Shapovalov (Can) 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 6-4

First round

Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) bt (28) Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 6-2 6-4 6-2

(5) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt Nicolas Mahut (Fra) 1-6 6-1 6-2 6-4

Jurgen Zopp (Est) bt (14) Jack Sock (USA) 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-3

Mischa Zverev (Ger) bt Florian Mayer (Ger) 6-2 6-1 7-6 (7-3)

Steve Johnson (USA) bt (25) Adrian Mannarino (Fra) 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 6-2

Ruben Bemelmans (Bel) bt Yuki Bhambri (Ind) 6-4 6-4 6-1

(18) Fabio Fognini (Ita) bt Pablo Andujar (Spa) 6-4 6-2 6-1

(16) Kyle Edmund (Gbr) bt Alex De Minaur (Aus) 6-2 6-4 6-3

Horacio Zeballos (Arg) bt Yuichi Sugita (Jpn) 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 6-2

(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Simone Bolelli (Ita) 6-4 6-3 7-6 (11-9)

Marton Fucsovics (Hun) bt Vasek Pospisil (Can) 6-3 6-3 7-6 (7-5)

(11) Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (Arg) bt Calvin Hemery (Fra) 6-1 6-3 6-1

(12) Sam Querrey (USA) bt Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6-1 6-2 7-6 (8-6)

Malek Jaziri (Tun) bt Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) 2-6 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-2

(27) Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 6-0 6-2 6-2

Adam Pavlasek (Cze) bt Mirza Basic (Bih) 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 6-2 6-2

Jaume Munar (Spa) bt David Ferrer (Spa) 3-6 3-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5

(31) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spa) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) 7-6 (7-0) 6-4 6-1

Casper Ruud (Nor) bt Jordan Thompson (Aus) 6-1 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-3

Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Nikoloz Basilashvili (Geo) 6-4 6-0 6-7 (4-7) 6-4

(7) Dominic Thiem (Aut) bt Ilya Ivashka (Blr) 6-2 6-4 6-1

(13) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) bt Denis Istomin (Uzb) 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 1-6 6-4 6-4

Borna Coric (Cro) bt (22) Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4

(2) Alexander Zverev (Ger) bt Ricardas Berankis (Lit) 6-1 6-1 6-2

Radu Albot (Mol) bt Gregoire Barrere (Fra) 4-6 0-6 7-5 6-2 6-2

Martin Klizan (Svk) bt Laslo Djere (Ser) 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 (0-0) 7-6 (8-6) 6-1

(15) Lucas Pouille (Fra) bt Daniil Medvedev (Rus) 6-2 6-3 6-4

(32) Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Elliot Benchetrit (Fra) 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-1

(10) Pablo Carreno-Busta (Spa) bt Jozef Kovalik (Svk) 4-6 6-1 7-5 7-6 (7-5)

(19) Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt Maxime Janvier (Fra) 7-6 (7-0) 6-4 6-3

Federico Del Bonis (Arg) bt Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-1

Guido Andreozzi (Arg) bt Taylor Harry Fritz (USA) 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3

Jared Donaldson (USA) bt Nicolas Jarry (Chi) 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4

Matteo Berrettini (Ita) bt Oscar Otte (Ger) 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-1

Corentin Moutet (Fra) bt Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-5)

(4) Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) bt Mohamed Safwat (Egy) 6-1 6-4 7-6 (7-1)

(30) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Yoshihito Nishioka (Jpn) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 7-5

(26) Damir Dzumhur (Bih) bt Denis Kudla (USA) 6-4 6-2 6-2

(8) David Goffin (Bel) bt Robin Haase (Ned) 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-0

Cameron Norrie (Gbr) bt Peter Gojowczyk (Ger) 6-1 2-0 ret

Karen Khachanov (Rus) bt Andreas Haider-Maurer (Aut) 7-6 (7-0) 6-3 6-3