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World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev knocked out of Olympics by Spain’s Carreno Busta

The second seed Russian ace was defeated by the Spanish tennis player in what could only be described as an error-filled quarterfinal match

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 29 Jul 2021 8:59PM

World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev knocked out of Olympics by Spain’s Carreno Busta — Daniil Medvedev's defeat in his Tokyo Olympics men's singles quarterfinal tennis match was heavily influenced by the 26 unforced errors made by the Russian player − pix courtesy of AFP, July 29, 2021

TOKYO − World number two Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of the men's Olympic tennis competition today by Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarterfinals.

Russian Medvedev, who was hoping to meet top seed Novak Djokovic in the final, paid for an error-strewn display with a 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) loss.

Sixth seed Carreno Busta will take on Medvedev's compatriot, Karen Khachanov, for a place in the final, after his 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-3 win over Frenchman Ugo Humbert.

Medvedev made 26 unforced errors and hit only 12 winners. – AFP July 29, 2021