Updated On: 01 August, 2021 08:23 AM IST | Tokyo | AFP
World No. 1 loses cool after suffering shock defeat to Carreno Busta in Olympics bronze medal match; shoulder injury forces him to pull out of mixed doubles third place tie

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic smashes his racquet during his bronze medal match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Pics/AFP, Getty Images
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic said he was “not sure” about his fitness for the US Open after pulling out of the Tokyo Olympics mixed doubles bronze medal match with a shoulder injury on Saturday.
The Serb, 34, could become the first man to complete a calendar Grand Slam since Rod Laver in 1969 when the US Open gets under way on August 30.
The withdrawal in Tokyo came after the 20-time major champion lost his cool on his way to a surprise 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 defeat against Pablo Carreno Busta in the Olympics singles bronze-medal match.