Olympia 2020: Novak Djokovic also missed the final in mixed
Novak Djokovic and Nina Stojanovic failed in the semifinals of the mixed competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in the semifinals to Aslan Karatsev and Elena Vesnina.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 30, 2021, 04:08 pm
It would have "only" become gold in one of the doubles competitions, after his disappointing elimination against Alexander Zverev in the individual semi-finals, Novak Djokovic has to say goodbye to this goal as well. Because the best player in the world lost on the side of Nina Stojanovic against Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev with 6: 7 (4) and 5: 7. And that although the two Serbian athletes were already in the lead with a break in the second set.
The final will now be a purely Russian matter, even if the players are not allowed to compete under the flag of their home country. Because Vesnina and Karatsev meet Andrey Rublev and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who were able to assert themselves in an exciting duel against Ashleigh Barty and John Peers with 5: 7, 6: 4 and 13:11. Barty, too, had set himself higher goals for the Olympics. But she could not achieve in the singles with the first-round bankruptcy against Sara Sorribes Tormo and the early double-off at the side of Astra Sharma.