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Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic shattered his racquet in his bronze medal loss at the Tokyo Olympics to Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta on Saturday.
The Serbian slammed his racket into the net post after Carreño Busta broke his serve.
TIZIANA FABI via Getty Images TOPSHOT – Serbian Novak Djokovic smashes his racket during his men’s singles tennis match at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for the bronze medal against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 31, 2021 (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI / AFP via Getty Images)
He had earlier thrown a racket into the stands.
Good job, there were no fans present.
Djokovic’s antics earned him a verbal warning from the referee.
His semi-final loss to Germany’s Alexander Zverev on Friday ended his dream of winning a Golden Slam – when Olympic gold accompanies victories at the Opens of Australia, France, the United States and Wimbledon la same year.
Djokovic won the Australian and French Open as well as Wimbledon this year and will compete in the US Open which starts in August.
After the loss, Djokovic withdrew from the mixed doubles bronze medal match with teammate Nina Stojanovic, citing a shoulder injury. This allowed Australian duo Ashleigh Barty and John Peers to step onto the podium.
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