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Novak Djokovic, The World's No. 1 Tennis Player, Fails To Medal At The Olympics

Serbia's Djokovic loses to Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta, ending his chances of winning a bronze in Tokyo. "I gave it all, whatever I had left in the tank, which was not so much," Djokovic says.

Since his arrival at the Olympic Village, tennis star Novak Djokovic has regaled fellow athletes with his techniques for mental strength, dealing with pressure, and "how to bounce back if you lost your focus."

Apparently, even Djokovic sometimes has trouble following his own to Germany's Alexander Zverev on Friday, the world's No. 1-ranked Djokovic lost again Saturday, this time to Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta. Zverev now goes on to play Russia's Karen Khachanov in Sunday's final.

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