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‘I don’t regret coming to Olympics at all’, insists Novak Djokovic


Novak Djokovic revealed he regrets not winning a medal for his country at the Tokyo Olympics, but said he does not regret competing. 

The Serbian was defeated by Pablo Carreno Busta in three sets in the men’s singles bronze medal match, after losing to Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.

The world number one then withdrew from the bronze medal round of the mixed doubles event – in which he was competing with Nina Stojanovic.

“I do have a regret for not winning a medal for my country, Opportunities missed both in mixed doubles and in singles. I didn’t deliver yesterday and today the level of tennis dropped, also due to exhaustion mentally and physically,” said Djokovic.

“I don’t regret coming to the Olympics at all, of course not. I believe there is no coincidence in life. Everything happens for a reason. The consequences physically hopefully will not create a problem for me for the US Open.

“That’s something that I am not sure about right now, but I’m not regretting giving it [my] all because at the end of the day, when you play for your country, that’s necessary.”


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