The Rio Olympics 2016 is underway and we have witnessed few shocking moments. Earlier, Sania Mirza lost her first Chinese duo and this has shocked the world.
But, the news which is coming out will shock you yo even more. The latest news from Rio Olympics is coming out that Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro dumped the world No 1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
Well, this news is went viral, soon after this match was held. Meanwhile, Novak was dumped by the same opposition in the London Olympics in the bronze medal.
Juan Martin del Potro is No. 145 but surprisingly he dumped the world No 1 by 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) in the first round Sunday at the Rio de Janeiro Games. This match has shocked the whole sporting fraternity as it takes a lot to beat 145 ranked player to beat the quality and class of No. 1.
Del Potro is an injury prone Tennis players as he just recovered from a wrist injury and now he beat the No 1. And when he was asked about this win, h told the media wing that ” Amazing, amazing match for me. I didn’t expect to beat Novak tonight because I know my situation.”
After winning the match, Del Porto was seen crying as he can not believe he dumped a player like Novak. But, the highlight of the match was Novak hugging Del Porto and ask him to calm down and gave him emotional support. Del Porto told media wing that Novak told me some kind word and I really appreciate that.
Meanwhile, Novak stated this loss as one of the most disappointing losses of my life. But the No. 1 ranked holder is still alive in doubles, though, so a gold medal in Rio remains a possibility.
Well, it looks like this year Olympics is full of surprises and we have to hold our breath, to witness more surprisingly elements.
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