Rio 2016: Juan Martin Del Potro stuns Novak Djokovic in round 1

08 August,2016 09:04 AM IST |   |  mid-day online correspondent

In probably one of the biggest dissapointments in tennis and Olympic history, world number one star Novak Djokovic crashed out in the first round of the men's singles against Juan Martin Del Potro

Juan Martin Del Potro, Novak Djokovic


In probably one of the biggest dissapointments in tennis and Olympic history, world number one star Novak Djokovic crashed out in the first round of the men's singles against Juan Martin Del Potro.


Novak Djokovic. Pic/ AFP

The Argentine tennis player defeated the Serbian star 7(7)-6(3), 6-4. This was a rematch to the 2012 London Games for the bronze medal, which Del Potro had won.


Juan Martin Del Potro. Pic/ AFP

Should Djokovic have gone on to win a gold medal, he would have had achieved a Career Golden Slam.

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