Bad day at the office for beaten Djokovic

By Sonia Oxley

PARIS (Reuters) - Fourth seed Novak Djokovic was dumped out of the French Open on Saturday, beaten 6-4 6-4 6-4 by Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round.

Djokovic had looked comfortable leading 4-1 in the opening set before allowing the 29th seed to take control with an array of fierce crosscourt shots.

"I can't really explain why ... it's just a bad day at the office as they say," the Serb told reporters after suffering his earliest Roland Garros defeat since 2005.

"I didn't find the rhythm, that's all. It was not physically anything. I think it was more mentally just to find that zone, but I couldn't."

Kohlschreiber equalled his best grand slam showing of two last-16 appearances at the Australian Open.

"I think I played really, really one of the best matches I ever play in a big tournament," he told a news conference.

"Maybe Novak didn't play his best today. But from my point of view ... I did a really good job today. It was luck and the good game for me today."

Djokovic, a Roland Garros semi-finalist in 2007 and 2008, found himself 5-1 down in the second but saved three set points at 5-2 before breaking to keep himself in it.