Novak Djokovic waves to the crowd with tears in his eyes after losing to Juan Martin Del Potro at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
RIO DE JANEIRO: Novak Djokovic suffered a second Olympic Games defeat in the space of 24 hours when he and Nenad Zimonjic were knocked out of the men's doubles.
The Serb pair lost 6-4, 6-4 to Brazilian fourth seeds Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares.
World number one lost his opening round singles to Juan Martin del Potro on Sunday, a defeat which left him in floods of tears.
Del Potro stuns Djokovic in Olympics again
The 2009 US Open champion downed Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/2) in what the Argentine later described as one of his greatest victories.
The Games are probably over for the 29-year-old, unless he is nominated for the mixed doubles later on Tuesday.
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ