There was a time, not so long ago, when Novak Djokovic lost so rarely that it seemed the tennis world wobbled on its axis every time he did, shaking with the shock of it all.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Novak Djokovic came to California with big plans and high hopes. He would play the so-called Sunshine Double of Indian Wells and Miami for the first time in seven years, hopefully to have some success after a solid few weeks of practice.

At the Indian Wells Masters 1000, Draper extinguished the ambitions of young Brazilian star Joao Fonseca and then eliminated American ace Jenson Brooksby yesterday. As everyone knows, conditions are not easy in California due to the wind and the organizers' decision to change surface after 25 years.