Djokovic out in Shanghai

Serbian suffers second successive loss

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Djokovic out in Shanghai

Djokovic: second loss

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Novak Djokovic is out of the Masters Cup after slumping to his second consecutive defeat of the group stage.

Richard Gasquet required just an hour and 25 minutes to complete a 6-4 6-2 success, a result that ends Djokovic's hopes of progressing from the gold group.

The third seeded Serbian, who was beaten by David Ferrer in his opening game on Sunday, managed to win just 50 percent of points on his own first serve during an error-strewn display.

Frenchman Gasquet also lost his opener against Rafael Nadal, but took full advantage of Djokovic's profligacy to keep his own semi-final hopes alive - victory over Ferrer in his final group match on Thursday could be enough to progress.

Ferrer is top of the gold group with two wins from two matches after he beat world number two Rafael Nadal in Tuesday's second game.

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