Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise loss against Croatia's Ivo Karlovic
6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 in the Qatar Open quarter-finals in Doha.
Karlovic, 35, served 21 aces as the world number one struggled to control his ground strokes in high winds.
Karlovic said: "I was feeling good despite the wind. I know he wasn't able to show his full range."
"I was relaxed and didn't feel I had to do anything extraordinary. I just had to focus on my game."
In the semi-finals, Karlovic will face Spain's
David Ferrer,
who overcame Germany's
Dustin Brown
6-2 6-2.
Third seed
Tomas Berdych
from the Czech Republic will face Italy's
Andreas Seppi
in the other semi.
...BBCSport
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