Allen Kee / ESPN Images(MELBOURNE, Australia) — Novak Djokovic, the No. 2 seed in the world, has been knocked out of the Australian Open.
The defending champion fell to Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin — ranked 117th in the world — in the second round: 7-6, 5-7, 2-6, 7-6, 6-4.
Djokovic, 29, was looking to win a record seventh Australian Open.
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