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Hüsler gets stuck in the round of 16

Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 63) missed the quarterfinals at the ATP 250 tournament in Munich. The Zurich native lost the game 7: 5, 4: 6, 4: 6 against Dominic Thiem (ATP 101), which he saw as canceled due to darkness on Thursday at a score of 7: 5, 3: 3. Hüsler had to let the Austrian break him in the second round to lose the set. In the decisive handling, Hüsler let the immediate rebreak follow the loss of service to 1: 3. But Thiem, the 2020 US Open champion, took the serve from the Swiss again when the score was 5: 4.

A few hours later, however, the tournament was also over for the Lichtenwörther. In his quarterfinals, which he also had to contest on Friday, Thiem had no chance against Taylor Fritz (ATP 10) and lost 3: 6, 4: 6.

Djokovic gets stuck in Banja Luka in Round 2

For Novak Djokovic, the ATP 250 tournament in Banja Luka ended after the second game. The Serbian world number 1, plagued by pain in his right elbow in the run-up to the tournament, lost to compatriot Dusan Lajovic (ATP 70) in two and a half hours 4: 6, 6: 7 (6: 8). At the start, Djokovic had struggled to fight his way through Luca Van Assche (ATP 87) in 2:38 hours. The tournament in Banja Luka is organized by Djokovic. Now, of all places, he suffered his third defeat this year: in Dubai he lost to Daniil Medvedev and in Monte Carlo to Lorenzo Musetti.