David Goffin beat Novak Djokovic for the first time in his career on his fifth match point, winning 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals on Friday. Goffin denied Djokovic a possible 50th career match against defending champion Rafael Nadal, who was playing the last remaining quarterfinal against unseeded Diego Schwartzman. Goffin, who had taken just one set off Djokovic before Friday, grabbed his head with both hands. He started to find range with his one-handed backhand in the second set and leveled the set score when Pouille netted a return. With Cuevas on serve again at 5-6, Pouille clinched victory on his second match point when the former hit another backhand long.

Source: India Today April 21, 2017 18:45 UTC