‘Cursed’ Novak Djokovic misses everything in Tokyo | Sport

sport">Djokovic had set his sights in Japan on so-called ‘golden grand slam’, winning all grand slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same year. The Serb started strong against Zverev in the semifinals, but after winning the first set 6-1, he had to leave the win to the German.

sport">The Serb had obviously not yet recovered from this disappointment in the match with Carreño Busta. He lost the first set. In the second company he still pulled out a tiebreak, which he won despite a game point for the Spaniard. But in the deciding set, to his great frustration, he trailed 3-0 and smashed his racket against the net. Djokovic was unable to make up for his deficit and lost the third set 6-3.

sport">Djokovic still had a chance to exit the Olympic tournament with a medal. He would still compete in the mixed doubles. But after his singles match, he withdrew with a shoulder injury. The bronze in this event now goes to Australians Ashleigh Barty and John Peers.

sport">It is the third time that Djokovic has failed to win a medal at the Olympic tournament. In 2016 in Rio he lost in the first round. It also failed in 2012. He then finished fourth. In 2008 in Beijing he did win the bronze.

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