Novak Djokovic went to the locker room with two fewer rackets, which he threw into the stands and broke in front of Pablo Carreño. The Serbian star, who after weighing Tokyo's restrictions decided to accept the challenge of winning gold after being crowned at Wimbledon, is going without medals. After losing to the Spanish, he had scheduled the match for the mixed doubles bronze. But he left compatriot Nina Stojanovic hanging against Barty and Peers.
“I am physically and mentally exhausted, but I do not regret having come to the Games at all. I believe that there are no coincidences in life and that everything happens for a reason; I have suffered very painful defeats both in the Games and in major tournaments throughout my career, and generally those defeats have made me stronger in all aspects“, he warned already thinking about the US Open (from August 30), where he will coincide with Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer and they could tie the tie to 20 Grand Slams.
The number one also apologized for his racket throwing into the stands: “It is something that happens in battle, it is not right. But I am like that and I apologize. for the message they convey. We are all human beings. Sometimes it's hard to control yourself. “
The Serbian only has in his Olympic record the individual bronze in the Beijing Games. In London 2012 he was fourth and in Rio he crashed in the first round. The most popular character in the Village leaves empty.