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“It Hurts”: Novak Djokovic Breaks Silence After Basel Loss to Jan-Lennard Struff

Novak Djokovic suffered a rare defeat at the Swiss Indoors Basel, falling to Jan-Lennard Struff in a tight three-set match. The loss snapped an eight-match winning streak against the German and prevented the 39-year-old from inching closer to his 103rd career title.

Despite committing three double faults in the final game of the second set, Djokovic credited his opponent's aggressive play and precision for the outcome. Struff dominated with 27 aces and 66 winners, successfully defending every break point he faced to secure the victory.

Djokovic admitted he had never encountered such an aggressive performance from an opponent throughout his career.

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