PARIS - Australia's Rinky Hijikata defeated Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Paris, a result that ended the Serb's hopes of reaching the ATP Finals, according to a Guardian report on the match written by Australian Associated Press.
The report said the match was played at the indoor Plenitude Arena and that Hijikata's victory continued a run that began in qualifying. It said he lit up the arena in the win, which sent Djokovic out of contention for the ATP Finals.
Hijikata revealed that he had almost not taken the court at all before the win, the report said. The report described the victory as the biggest of his career.
According to the headline of the report, Djokovic hailed Hijikata as "playing out of his mind." The summary of the report available for this story does not include the full context of that remark.
The report said Hijikata becomes just the fourth Australian to beat Djokovic. It did not say how many times the two men had met before this match.
The summary of the report does not give the length of the match, the round in which it was played, or the details of any games beyond the set scores. The report was distributed by Australian Associated Press and published by The Guardian under its own headline.