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Olympic Minute: 8/7
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Novak Djokovic's stay in Rio may be short-lived. The No. 1 seed in the Olympic singles tournament fell in the first round to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2) and was visibly frustrated all night.
Del Potro outplayed Djokovic across the court, forcing errors and outright winning points with great forehand strikes and cross-court volleys. Djokovic has 30 unforced errors in the match. Del Potro had 40 winners.
Before the match began, del Potro was trapped in an elevator in the Olympic Village for 40 minutes before the Argentine handball team was able to rescue him.