Tokyo Olympics: Frustrated Djokovic throws racquet in stands

Tokyo Olympics: Frustrated Novak Djokovic throws racquet in stands, loses to Pablo Carreno Busta; Watch video- A day after a double heartbreak for World No.1 Tennis player Novak Djokovic, he lost his temper during the Bronze medal match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on Saturday. The Serbian went on to lose the match in three sets 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 3-6 to end his nightmare at the business end of the Tokyo Games. He threw his racquet in the stands during the match in a frustrating rally with Carreno Busta.

#Djokovic threw the racket into the stands in a frustrating rally with Carreno Busta. 😢😢#Olympics pic.twitter.com/g3x4ArHluq

— Srikar 🇺🇳🇮🇳 (@urstrulyGS) July 31, 2021

It did not stop with just throwing his racquet as he continued with the animated scenes on Ariake Tennis Centre Court.

. Thought he may have learnt from hitting a line judge. First throwing his racket and now this. #Djokovic is such a massive twat pic.twitter.com/1BTaQ2khAs

— steve w (@swoolly7) July 31, 2021

Es cosa mía o a Djokovic se le ha ido y mucho la pinza. #Djokovic

— 𝑰. 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓 (@IvnRR1) July 31, 2021

Première fois qu’une médaille se gagne au tennis depuis le retour aux JO après un forfait de dernière minute. #djokovic #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/ZUiX5Wj5eB

— Antoine Deshaies (@antoinedeshaies) July 31, 2021

Everything aside, Djokovic throwing a racquet in the stands is not GOAT behaviour. #Tokyo2020 #OlympicGames #Djokovic

— Aashna Bali (@tweeter_aashna) July 31, 2021

#Djokovic lost his singles for 3rd so pulled out of mixed doubles. What a woeful person. #OlympicGames What about his partner. Seemingly no consideration 😡

— 💧Carmel Hards (@albsie) July 31, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Frustrated Novak Djokovic throws racquet in stands during Bronze medal match with Pablo Carreno Busta

The bronze medal match between Djokovic and Carreno lasted for two hours and 47 minutes. The number six seed Carreno outclassed Djokovic in the first set, and the Serbian did not had any answers to what was being thrown at him. After losing the first set, the world number one was under pressure to win the next two sets.

The Serbian staged a comeback in the second set, however it was not easy as the match went back and forth in the second set. However, in the end, Djokovic ended up winning it 7-6, sending the match into the third and deciding set.

However, Djokovic was not able to carry forward his momentum and he went down easily in the third and deciding set.

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Tokyo Olympics: Frustrated Novak Djokovic throws racquet in stands during Bronze medal match with Pablo Carreno Busta; Watch video

On Friday, the World No.1 lost two semifinals on the same day at Tokyo Games. As a result, his dream of winning the Golden Slam after a dominating run at Grand Slams in 2021 is finished. The World No,1 will now have to wait for 3 more years. He lost the day opening match in men’s singles to Alexander Zverev before losing the second semifinals in mixed doubles semifinals with Nina Stojanovic to Russia’s Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev. The Serbian pair fell to a 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 loss to Russians. In the other match, Germany’s Alexander Zverev defeated Djokovic 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the men’s singles event.

“I feel so terrible right now, can’t be positive right now. I don’t know I feel terrible… in every sense, but tomorrow hopefully, a fresh start. I can recover and at least win one medal for my country,” he said post-match on Friday.

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(with inputs from ANI)

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