Tokyo Olympics 2020: Bhavani Devi lost her 2nd round match against world no. 3 Manon Brunet. Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, has entered into the quarter-finals of men’s singles. Take a look at the picture.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: India’s first Olympic fencer C A Bhavani Devi posted a photo with the world number. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic. Bhavani Devi recently won the first fencing match for India. Unfortunately, Devi lost his second-round match against the world number one. 3 Manon Brunet. Devi was also congratulated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who called her “an inspiration to our citizens”.
Here is the picture of Novak Djokovic with C A Bhavani Devi
Bhavani Devi after her loss wrote an emotional post and apologized to the nation for not winning her match. She wrote: “It was Excitement & Emotional. I won the First Match 15/3 against Nadia Azizi and become the First INDIAN Fencing Player to win a Match at Olympic but 2nd Match I lost 7/15 against world top 3 player Manon Brunet. I did my level best but couldn’t win. I am sorry”
PM Narendra Modi lauded her and called her “an inspiration” in a tweet:
Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, entered the quarterfinals of the men’s singles and mixed doubles events. He beat Japan’s Nishikori in straight sets – 6-2.6-0. Djokovic entered his 3rd singles semi-final.
In the mixed doubles event, Djokovic joins forces with Serbian Nina Stojanović.
Asked about the increased pressure on him, he said: “Without pressure there is no professional sport. If you are aiming to be at the top of the game, you had better start learning how to handle the pressure. the field but also off the field, all expectations, “to Reuters.
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