INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Luca Nardi used a combination of poise and power to stun his boyhood idol and top-seeded Novak Djokovic with a 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 win on Monday night in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open.
Nardi, who’s ranked No. 123, closed out his huge upset over the No. 1 player in the rankings with an ace. The 20-year-old from Italy dropped his racket and brought his hands to his face almost in disbelief before greeting Djokovic at the net.
