RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Novak Djokovic shook his head and placed his palm over welling eyes on his way to the locker room after a first-round Olympic exit, devastated he might never realize his goal of adding a gold in singles to a substantial collection of Grand Slam titles.
"I mean, no doubt, it's one of the toughest losses in my life, in my career," Djokovic said later, shaking his head and speaking in subdued tones. "Not easy to handle."
The Serb was hardly alone in his disappointment on Day 2 of the Rio de Janeiro Games: He was one of three No.