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Novak Djokovic beaten by Tomas Machac in Geneva Open semi-final

The world number one had a medical timeout at the end of the first set.

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Novak Djokovic suffered a setback before the French Open by losing to Tomas Machac in Geneva.

Machac captured the biggest win of his career as a 6-4 0-6 6-1 victory saw him reach his first final at the Geneva Open.

The world number one appeared out of sorts and received a medical timeout at the end of the first set, which he had led 4-1 before fading.

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Novak Djokovic (right) congratulates Tomas Machac after losing in the semi-final of the Geneva Open (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

The second set was a different story as Djokovic produced several superb forehand winners to level the match in style.

Djokovic won the opening game of the deciding set, but it was downhill after that as another surge from Machac proved unstoppable.

The Serb now heads to Paris where he faces France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round.

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