Madrid Open 2018: Novak Djokovic Upset by Kyle Edmund, Rafael Nadal Advances

Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the 2018 Madrid Open on Wednesday in three sets against Great Britain's Kyle Edmund in the second round.  

The 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 victory is one of the biggest in Edmund's career and set up a third-round clash with Belgium's David Goffin. 

Top seed Rafael Nadal is safely through after he continued his clay-court dominance with a comfortable straight-sets win over France's Gael Monfils.

Here's a look at Wednesday's results from the Madrid Open.

Wednesday's Results

Kyle Edmund def. Novak Djokovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

Pablo Cuevas def. Albert Ramos Vinolas vs. 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-2

(8) David Goffin def. Robin Haase 7-5, 6-3

Philipp Kohlschreiber def. (11) Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 

(6) Kevin Anderson def. Mikhail Kukushkin 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-2

(1) Rafael Nadal def. Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-1

Edmund Into Top 20 with Djokovic win

Edmund made the perfect start to his match as he broke Djokovic in the opening game. However, the Serbian hit straight back to level it up.

The British player's forehand was causing his opponent all sorts of problems, and he broke twice more to take the first set 6-3. Stuart Fraser at The Times noted it was the first time Edmund had managed to take a set off Djokovic:

Djokovic hit back to take the second set, 6-2. Edmund was forced into mistakes as his opponent stepped up his game and showed flashes of his best form, making only three unforced errors.

At 3-2 in the deciding set, Edmund showed grit to hold serve at 0-40. Djokovic was made to rue his failure to take those opportunities when a looping forehand in the next game saw Edmund seal a decisive break. 

The 23-year-old then held his nerve to coolly clinch a famous win. According to tennis commentator David Law, Edmund is a threat to anyone on clay:

The victory should also propel Edmund into the top 20 for the first time in his career on Monday, according to Fraser:

It's a huge win for Edmund, who now faces another tough test against eighth seed Goffin. Meanwhile, Djokovic's struggles continued as he departed yet another tournament early.

Nadal remains on course after a comprehensive victory over Monfils. The Spaniard suffered a slow start and had to save break points in the opening game before racing into a 4-1 lead.

Monfils forced Nadal to work hard for the first set, but the defending champion took it 6-3.

At one point, the Frenchman took time to interact with the crowd:

An early break in the second put Nadal in charge of the match and left Monfils complaining to the umpire about how long the Spaniard was taking between points.

The Frenchman looked to have a valid argument, but his complaints seemed only to antagonize the defending champion, who produced some brutal hitting to race through the second set.

Even Monfils was impressed:

It was another emphatic performance from Nadal, who proved once again how dominant he is on this surface. He looks on target for yet another title in Madrid.