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Pablo Carreño Busta Wins Bronze Medal

2026-06-24 · Pablo Carreño Busta · Match Report

Pablo Carreño Busta defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 to win the Olympic bronze medal.

The Spanish tennis player secured the win in 2 hours and 47 minutes.

Djokovic arrived at Tokyo 2020 aiming for a golden slam but lost to Alexander Zverev in the semi-final.

Pablo Carreño Busta wasted a match point in the second set tiebreak but took a quick 3-0 lead in the third set.

This win marks a significant achievement for the Spanish player, who also beat Djokovic at last year's US Open.

Pablo Carreño Busta's ranking is world No.11, and this win will likely impact his standing.

The bronze medal match was Djokovic's third appearance and second defeat in an Olympic singles bronze medal match.

Pablo Carreño Busta will look to build on this momentum in future tournaments.

Djokovic, on the other hand, will have a chance to win another bronze medal in the mixed doubles.

The Serbian player will partner with Nina Stojanovic against Australian pair Ash Barty and John Peers.

Pablo Carreño Busta won the opening set thanks to a break in the fifth game.

Djokovic saved match point with a service winner at 6-5 in the tiebreak and leveled the sets.

But a quick break decided the bronze medal clash as Pablo Carreño Busta finally wrapped up matters on his sixth match point.

The women's doubles bronze went to Brazil's Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani, who saved four match points in the third set.

Pablo Carreño Busta's win is a notable achievement, given Djokovic's status as world No.1.

The Spanish player's victory will be remembered as a highlight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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