Ljubicic sends Djokovic out

Big-serving Croatian too strong for second seed

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Ljubicic sends Djokovic out

Ljubicic: Rare win over Djokovic

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Ivan Ljubicic sent second seed Novak Djokovic crashing out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells with a 7-5 6-3 victory on Wednesday.

It means the prestigious tournament has now lost its top two seeds following Roger Federer's shock defeat to Marcos Baghdatis on Tuesday.

Ljubicic sent down 13 aces to clinch only his second victory over the Serbian in seven matches, recording success in one hour and 44 minutes.

The Croatian broke Djokovic in the sixth game of the second set and set up two match points with a couple of aces.

The second seed saved the first one, but he was unable to control another big serve on the next as Ljubicic booked his place in the quarter-finals.

Juan Monaco of Argentina awaits in the last eight after the 21st seed beat Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 3-6 6-2 6-1.

Third seed Rafael Nadal made it into the quarter-finals, although he required a third set before overcoming big-serving American John Isner 7-5 3-6 6-3.

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