On Tuesday, a humongous upset occurred on the red clay at Roland Garros, as unseeded Marco Cecchinato absolutely shocked one of the world’s best, defeating Novak Djokovic in four sets during the French Open.
DOWN GOES DJOKOVIC!
Unseeded Marco Cecchinato stuns Novak Djokovic in 4 sets in the French Open quarters. pic.twitter.com/sdtkREBQ9f
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 5, 2018
Djokovic isn’t as dominant on the clay as he is on other surfaces, but it was only two years ago that he finally claimed victory at Roland Garros for his first French Open title.
Needless to say, this outcome was not expected, especially given his opponent Tuesday.
"Am I dreaming? Maybe I’m sleeping? I don't understand nothing."
– Cecchinato#RG18 pic.twitter.com/OMypEwXLAI
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2018
Even more stunning was his revelation that he might not even play on the grass this year.
Novak Djokovic didn’t say much in a press conference conducted in a small interview room (without an official microphone) immediately after coming off court – but he did say he’s not sure whether he will play on the grass
— Russell Fuller (@russellcfuller) June 5, 2018
Here are some of the best reactions we saw on Twitter after Djokovic went down.
Cinderella has arrived, and his name is Marco Cecchinato.
The world's 72nd ranked player takes out 12-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic to reach the semifinal at the French Open.
He wins one of the best tiebreaks you'll ever see 13-11 to seal the deal. pic.twitter.com/dA3P85NCAl
— SI Tennis (@SI_Tennis) June 5, 2018
A unseeded player, rookie, young man never heard of, beating a 12 times Grands slam winner is THE beauty of Grand Slam Tennis. 👌#ROLLANDGARROS #FrenchOpen #Djokovic
— SKP KARUNA (@skpkaruna) June 5, 2018
What a match. Brilliant display from Cecchinato, very much deserved. Djokovic again showing his class at the end, ever the gentleman. #RG18
— Nick (@nwall89) June 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/Kaleidosport/status/1004052358760841216
I wonder what happened to Djokovic, he had a stretch where he was the most dominant player in Tennis
— HENRY H.K (@henry123kh) June 5, 2018
Wikipedia not wasting anytime pic.twitter.com/zc9n0JCVm4
— Brett Caminiti (@bcam1997) June 5, 2018