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REED THE

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, re- GREEN
acts after missing a point
against Elina Svitolina, of
Ukraine, during the Miami
Open tennis tournament, Fri-
day, March 23, 2018, in Key
Biscayne, Fla.

Associated Press

6-time champ
Djokovic loses
at Miami Open
to Benoit Paire

By STEVEN WINE Reed dumps Spieth out,
AP Sports Writer Harman accounts for McIlroy
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) —
Novak Djokovic's 16-match Jordan Spieth, left, is patted on the chest by opponent Patrick Reed, right, after losing the round in round-robin play at the Dell
Key Biscayne winning Technologies Match Play golf tournament, Friday, March 23, 2018, in Austin, Texas.
streak ended, and his strug-
gle to come back from an Associated Press
elbow injury continued. Page 20
Djokovic lasted barely an
hour at a tournament he
has won six times, losing his
opening match Friday in
the Miami Open to Benoit
Paire, 6-3, 6-4.
The defeat was Djokovic's
third in a row. He returned
from a six-month injury ab-
sence at the Australian
Open and lost in the fourth
round, and was upset two
weeks ago at Indian Wells
by Taro Daniel, a 109th-
ranked qualifier.
“I’m trying, but it’s not
working,” Djokovic said.
“Obviously, I’m not feeling
great when I’m playing this
way. Of course I want to
be able to play as well as
I want. Just it’s impossible
at the moment. That’s all.”
Against the 47th-ranked
Paire, Djokovic dropped
serve four times, returned
poorly and had difficulty
anticipating his crafty op-
ponent’s drop shots.

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