Novak Djokovic stops in the quarterfinals of the Dubai tennis tournament, which is played on hard courts.
The Serbian was defeated by the Czech Jiri Vesely, with a score of 6-4, 7-6 (7-4);
in light of this defeat the Serbian also loses the leadership of the world rankings, which he had led for 361 weeks, a record duration.
From Monday the n.1 in the world will be the Russian Daniil Medvedev.