Clay is less hospitable to servers than a hard court, but Tabilo found more efficiency behind his own delivery, winning 81 percent of points played behind his first serve compared to Djokovic’s 67 percent.

Another upset seemed possible when Cerundolo, ranked No. 22, took the first set but Alcaraz dominated the rest of the match and converted five of his seven break points across the

Novak Djokovic issued an apology following his 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Alejandro Tabilo at the Monte-Carlo Masters. The 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered yet another loss to the Chilean, bringing back memories of last year’s Italian Open nightmare and casting fresh doubts over his form.