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I just didn’t deliver: Novak Djokovic

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

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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

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. 

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