Novak Djokovic v Pablo Carreno Busta is a bronze medal match at the Olympics 2020 tennis matches and here are the live stream details, preview, prediction and more
Novak Djokovic was shocked in the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament in Tokyo losing to German Alexander Zverev 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 . The loss ends his chances at a Golden Slam after losing his third consecutive semi-final at the Olympics.
Djokovic was on course to win his first Olympic gold, when he lead 6-1 and was serving for 4-2, but the German bounced back to win 10 of the 11 games to shock the World No. 1.
“It’s an amazing feeling, knowing that you’re going to bring the medal back to your house, back home to Germany. It’s incredible beating the best player in the world undoubtedly right now, and in this season.
“It seemed it was impossible to beat him at this event, so I’m very happy right now. But there’s still one match to go.
“I know that he was chasing history, chasing the golden slam and was chasing the Olympics, but in these kind of moments me and Novak are very close. Of course I’m happy that I’ve won, but at the end of the day I know how Novak feels. I told him that he’s the greatest of all time, and he will be.”
Zverev will now face Karen Khachenov in the final, while Djokovic has a chance to claim a bronze medal after his 2008 one in China.
The two have met each other 5 times in their career, with Djokovic leading 4-1 head to head. The US Open 2020 was a controversial affair between the two. Djokovic was defaulted from the match after hitting a line judge with a ball.
The defaulting victory is the only win for the Spaniard who has otherwise suffered against the Serbian.
Djokovic will be devastated at the result will want to assure a medal at the Olympics. The Serbian will go into the match as the favourite.
The channels on offer are— NBC USA, NBCSN, CNBC, Olympic Channel and Golf Channel and Peacock. India will be streaming the Olympics on Sony Ten channels in both SD and HD, apart from the app.
USA – NBC & Peacock TV
UK – BBC TV
India – Sony Liv
The weather gods have not prevented any matches in the tournament. It goes to show the conditions have stayed favourable since Day 1 and it looks to continue
The match will hopefully get a clearer weather than predicted ahead of the mouthwatering battle.
Busta lost his match against Karen Khachanov but will take some inspiration from Djokovic’s loss. He will be livid after his loss denying him the chance of a Grand Slam.
The Serbian has failed to reach a final at the Olympics and he will want to go all out in the bronze medal game. He was on a 22-match streak before the shock upset. Busta will need to go all out but Djokovic will be looking to make up for his loss to Zverev.
Prediction: Djokovic wins in straight sets
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