Novak Djokovic Upset by Botic van de Zandschulp in 2nd Round of Indian Wells Bracket

Novak Djokovic lost in the second round of the Indian Wells Open to Botic van de Zandschulp in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1, on Saturday.

The 37-year-old Djokovic is a five-time Indian Wells champion, with his last title coming in 2016.

The Serbian star endured a disastrous first set on Saturday before battling back in the second. However, he struggled to find his serve in the third, ultimately falling to van de Zandschulp in his opening match of the BNP Paribas Open.

This is not the first time Djokovic has fallen to a lucky loser, as he also lost to world No. 123 Italy's Luca Nardi in the third round of last year's Indian Wells.

With the loss, Djokovic fell short of his 410th ATP Masters 1000 win, a feat that would have tied him with Rafael Nadal for the most in history, per Desert Sun's Andrew John.

Concluding his second-round exit, Djokovic is in the midst of three straight losses, something he hasn't faced since the beginning of 2018.

There were concerns about Djokovic's health earlier in the week after a video of him struggling to walk through an airport was released following his straight-sets quarterfinal doubles loss at the Qatar Open last month. Speculation arose that it was related to the hamstring injury that forced him to retire from his January Australian Open semifinal match.

The Grand Slam champion brushed off concerns after seeing the video, labeling it "awkward."

"It was really, yeah, awkward to see that video, because I arrived to the airport and I hit myself really badly as I was walking out, because it was very early, I think, 4 or 5 a.m. I was just limping because I hit myself badly in the ankle," Djokovic said, per ESPN's D'Arcy Maine. "That's all. It was just a hit. It was nothing else. But then people connected it to the injury and thought it was something escalating and coming back. ... But anyway, I'm feeling good. I really look forward coming to Indian Wells and Miami this year. I'll play the Sunshine Double first time after, I think, six years."

Van de Zandschulp will face Francisco Cerúndolo of Argentina on Monday in the Round of 32.