The world’s number one tennis player lost to Busta in the singles bronze medal playoff before retiring from mixed doubles.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will return empty-handed after losing to Pablo Carreno Busta in the singles bronze medal playoff on Saturday, and then withdraw from the mixed doubles bronze medal match due to injury.

Busta, ranked 11th in the world, wasted a match point in the second set tie-break, but the Spaniard went 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 to 6-4, 6-7, 6 in the third game. The -3 score quickly took the lead in two hours and 47 minutes and never looked back. When Djokovic hit the forehand into the net at the sixth match point.

Djokovic then suffered a bruise in the mixed doubles match against Serbian compatriot Nina Stojanovic. The organizer said that his left shoulder was injured.

The medal was won on foot by Ashbarty and John Pierce, who are ranked number one in the Australian women’s world.

The 34-year-old Djokovic has not yet won the Olympic gold medal. His best result was a bronze medal in 2008. He promised to try again in three years.

“I regret not winning a medal for my country,” he said. “Both doubles and singles missed opportunities. I didn’t deliver yesterday or today. The level of tennis has dropped, also due to mental and physical exhaustion.

“However, I do not regret participating in the Olympics at all. I know I will rebound. I will try my best to continue participating in the Paris Olympics. I will fight for medals for my country. I am sorry to disappoint many sports fans in my country, but this is sports. .”

He ended his fight for the Gold Slam in Friday’s singles semifinal loss to the German Alexander Zverev, but he can still achieve it if he wins the U.S. Open starting on August 30 A rare grand slam over the years.

Women’s doubles bronze medals were won by Brazilians Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani, who saved four match points in the third set and beat the Russians 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 Veronica Kudmatova and Elena Vesnina.