Djokovic keen to turn the page after Indian Wells exit; top-ranked Osaka, Halep ousted

Indian Wells (United States): World number one Novak Djokovic struggled to find an explanation for his shock third round defeat by German Philipp Kohlschreiber at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, saying he wanted to quickly "turn the next page".

Kohlschreiber, 35, stunned the top seed and five-times former champion 6-4 6-4 in Indian Wells, leaving the Serb to conclude it had just been "one of those days".

"To be honest, I don't enjoy losing, nobody does, but especially in a tournament like this, a tournament where I have had plenty of success in the past," Djokovic told reporters.

"I thought I was in good form. I was practicing well. But it just happens, one of those days. You just have to deal with it, move on, turn the next page."

The tournament in Indian Wells was Djokovic's first since winning his seventh Australian Open title in January and the 31-year-old said he had already put the defeat behind him and turned his thoughts to next week's Miami Open.

"I had to get over it in an hour, because I played doubles," Djokovic added. "I must admit I was thinking about it... but it's part of our world, and we just have to bounce back very quickly.

"Miami is the next tournament singles-wise for me. I'm not at my highest level, I know that... but hopefully I'll be able to peak in Miami."

World number one Naomi Osaka crashed out of Indian Wells on Tuesday, routed by Belinda Bencic on a day that saw second-ranked Simona Halep sent packing, too.

Bencic, ranked 23rd in the world, defeated Osaka 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the prestigious WTA premier mandatory event, where Osaka won her first tour title last year.

That marked the start of a remarkable rise that included Osaka's first Grand Slam title at the US Open. She followed that with an Australian Open crown that sent her to number one.

But she never found her feet against Bencic, whose crisp groundstrokes and precise service game propelled her to victory in 66 minutes.

"I didn't play that well," Osaka said. "Honestly, at a time like this with that scoreline, I would usually feel very depressed and sad. But I feel pretty good right now, because I tried my best and I don't really have any regrets.

"She was just playing so well ... there wasn't anything that I could do in that situation."

Bencic, who turned 22 on Sunday, is back on the rise after a string of injuries stalled a career that had exploded with two precocious WTA titles in 2015.

Bencic — who beat four top-10 players on the way to the title in Dubai last month, her first trophy in four years — next faces fifth-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova, who downed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (10/8), 4-6, 6-2.

The victory over Osaka came in "very high" in her list of big wins.

"I mean, she's the number one player in the world. She won everything in the past couple of months. "I played, I think, a great match. I'm really happy with myself.

"I'm very confident with my game right now. I'm hitting the ball well. So just things worked out for me."

Osaka's defeat capped a black day for top seeds in the combined WTA-ATP Masters event, with men's world number one Novak Djokovic stunned by 39th-ranked Philipp Kohlschreiber.

The women's field lost its top two seeds as Romania's Halep, the 2015 Indian Wells winner, fell to Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Halep, who received treatment for blisters on her foot during the match, hit just six winners and piled up 36 unforced errors.

Her defeat means Osaka will retain her number one ranking, even though she couldn't pull off her first title defense.