Dusan Lajovic

MIAMI - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic has been knocked out of the Miami Masters tournament after a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 defeat to Frenchman Gael Monfils in the first round.

Monfils, who won after an hour and 34 minutes of play, will face Australian Jordan Thompson in the second round.

INDIAN WELLS - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic is through to the second round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament after beating Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday.

Lajovic, who won after 97 minutes of play, will next face Frenchman Frances Tiafoe.

INDIAN WELLS - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, is seeded in the first round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament and will face the winner of the tie between Australian Aleksandar Vukic and a qualifier in the second round.

The draw ceremony was held last night.

ACAPULCO - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is through to the quarter-finals of the Acapulco ATP tournament after beating German Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday morning.

World number 53 Kecmanovic, who won after an hour and 33 minutes of play, is now 2-0 head-to-head against Altmaier, who is 57th in the ATP rankings.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic is through to the quarter-finals of the Rio de Janeiro ATP tournament after a 6-2, 7-5 victory over compatriot Laslo Djere.

World number 58 Lajovic, who won after an hour and 50 minutes of play, is now 3-2 head-to-head against Djere, who is 35th in the ATP rankings.

BUENOS AIRES - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic is through to the quarter-finals of the Buenos Aires ATP tournament after a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 victory over Chilean Alejandro Tabilo on Wednesday.

Lajovic, who won after 96 minutes of play, will next face the winner of the all-Argentine tie between Facundo Diaz Acosta and Francisco Cerundolo.

BUENOS AIRES - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic is through to the second round of the Buenos Aires ATP tournament after a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Frenchman Arthur Fils last night.

World number 58 Lajovic, who won after 90 minutes of play, is now 1-1 head-to-head against Fils, who is 36th in the ATP rankings.

KRALJEVO - Serbia are out of the tennis Davis Cup after a shock 4-0 defeat to Slovakia in a qualifier for the competition's group stage, played in Kraljevo, central Serbia, at the weekend.

On Friday, Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic lost (7-6 (7-2) 6-2) to Lukas Klein and Dusan Lajovic was defeated 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 by Alex Molcan.

MELBOURNE - Serbians Aleksandra Krunic, Laslo Djere and Dusan Lajovic are all out of the Australian Open after first round singles defeats on Tuesday.

Krunic lost 6-4, 6-1 to Frenchwoman Clara Burel, who won after 68 minutes of play.

In a five-set thriller, Djere was defeated 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 by Frenchman Arthur Cazaux after three hours and 28 minutes of play.

ADELAIDE - Serbia's Dusan Lajovic is out of the Adelaide tennis tournament after a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 defeat to Czech Jiri Lehecka in the second round on Wednesday.

Lehecka won after two hours and 20 minutes of play and will face Chilean Nicolas Jarry in the quarter-finals.