Roger Federer has a shock defeat in his first match of this years Miami Open losing to world number 175 Thanasi Kokkinakis. Federer lost the match 3-6 6-3 7-6 & will lose his number one spot in the world rankings, to be replaced by Rafael Nadal. After the defeat, Federer has decided to miss the entire clay court season including the French Open.
Also former world number one Novak Djokovic was knocked out in the second round by Frenchman Benoit Paire the world number 47, in straight sets 6-3 6-4.