<p>World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters in the last 16 on Thursday following a shock 6-4, 7-5 defeat by Britain's Dan Evans.</p>.<p>Djokovic, the Monte Carlo champion in 2013 and 2015, was broken five times by the 33rd-ranked Evans and suffered his first loss of the year, having won the Australian Open for the ninth time in February.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/djokovic-silences-sinner-on-monte-carlo-return-974211.html" target="_blank">Djokovic silences Sinner on Monte Carlo return </a></strong></p>.<p>Evans, who dumped out this month's Miami Open winner Hubert Hurkacz in the previous round, will play 11th seed David Goffin for a place in the semi-finals.</p>.<p>Goffin beat US Open runner-up Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6 (9/7) earlier in the day.</p>.<p>An out-of-sorts Djokovic produced an uncharacteristic 45 unforced errors against Evans, who hadn't won a tour-level match on clay since April 2017 before this week.</p>.<p>"To be honest this has been one of the worst matches from my side I can recall in the last few years," said Djokovic.</p>.<p>"I felt awful on the court overall. Nothing worked. Just one of those days.</p>.<p>"It was just an awful performance. I can't take any positives away from this match. It definitely leaves a bitter feeling exiting the court this way."</p>
<p>World number one Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters in the last 16 on Thursday following a shock 6-4, 7-5 defeat by Britain's Dan Evans.</p>.<p>Djokovic, the Monte Carlo champion in 2013 and 2015, was broken five times by the 33rd-ranked Evans and suffered his first loss of the year, having won the Australian Open for the ninth time in February.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/djokovic-silences-sinner-on-monte-carlo-return-974211.html" target="_blank">Djokovic silences Sinner on Monte Carlo return </a></strong></p>.<p>Evans, who dumped out this month's Miami Open winner Hubert Hurkacz in the previous round, will play 11th seed David Goffin for a place in the semi-finals.</p>.<p>Goffin beat US Open runner-up Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6 (9/7) earlier in the day.</p>.<p>An out-of-sorts Djokovic produced an uncharacteristic 45 unforced errors against Evans, who hadn't won a tour-level match on clay since April 2017 before this week.</p>.<p>"To be honest this has been one of the worst matches from my side I can recall in the last few years," said Djokovic.</p>.<p>"I felt awful on the court overall. Nothing worked. Just one of those days.</p>.<p>"It was just an awful performance. I can't take any positives away from this match. It definitely leaves a bitter feeling exiting the court this way."</p>