For Novak Djokovic, Olympics seem to be his kryptonite

Instead of winning an Olympic medal, Serbia\u0027s Novak Djokovic will leave Tokyo with renewed questions about his Olympic mettle

Djokovic then withdrew from his scheduled mixed doubles bronze medal match with partner Nina Stojanovic, citing a shoulder injury. Accordingly, the Australian tandem of Ashley Barty and John Peters captured the medal without picking up their racquets.

At London in 2012, when Djokovic had firmly established himself among the tennis elites, he lost the bronze medal match to Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro. Great Britain’s Andy Murray took the gold, defeating Roger Federer. In the opening game of the final set, he threw his racquet into the stands after losing a crucial point. After the Spaniard opened up a 3-0 lead in the third set, Djokovic again smashed his racquet in frustration.

“I don’t like doing these things,” Djokovic said of the racquet abuse. “I’m sorry for sending this kind of message but we’re all human beings and sometimes it’s difficult to control your emotions.” “I don’t regret coming to the Olympics at all,” he said. “Everything happens for a reason and had some heartbreaking losses at the Olympic Games and some big tournaments in my career. And I know that those losses have usually made me stronger.”

Bencic is the first Swiss woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Federer, who skipped the Toyko Olympics, and Stan Wawrinka teamed up to win doubles gold in Beijing in 2008 and Marc Rosset also won gold for Switzerland at the Barcelona Games in 1992.

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