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Zizou Bergs Stuns Novak Djokovic with ‘Bizarre’ Comment After Shanghai Defeat

After losing 6-3, 7-5 in their first tour-level meeting, Bergs told Djokovic at the net, “I’ve got to stop idolising you.” Commentator Collin Fleming called it “slightly bizarre,” saying the Belgian “overplayed it in his mind.” Djokovic’s win secured a 10th Shanghai semifinal and 80th at Masters 1000 level; he next faces qualifier Valentin Vacherot in Shanghai this week.