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Rio Olympics 2016, Live updates: Day 2, Novak Djokovic knocked out

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedAug 08, 2016 09:28 IST

Michael Phelps has just taken his 19th Olympic gold medal!

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09:27 (IST)8 AUG 2016

Things haven't gone as well for Novak Djokovic, though. The Serbian World No. 1 has crashed out in Round 1 of the Olympic games with a straight sets loss to Juan Martin Del Potro!

09:27 (IST)8 AUG 2016

What a performance from Michael Phelps. He's already the most decorated Olympian in history, and now he takes his total tally to 23 medals - of which 19 are gold.

08:22 (IST)8 AUG 2016

Great news to wake up to on a Monday morning. Dipa will be lining alongside the 7 other best vault specialists in the final on August 14. Proud moment for the whole nation!

08:21 (IST)8 AUG 2016

And the news Indian fans have been waking the whole night for can finally be confirmed. Dipa Karmakar has qualified for the Vault final in Women's Artistic Gymnastics. A monumental feat from a country which last produced an Olympic gymnast more than half a century ago.

08:02 (IST)8 AUG 2016

In perhaps the biggest news of the night so far, tennis World No.1 Novak Djokovic has been knocked out of the Olympics after a loss to Juan Martin del Potro! 

00:10 (IST)8 AUG 2016

India lose the tie breaker 25-23 and are now out of the competition.

00:07 (IST)8 AUG 2016

India lose the fourth set 54-55. it's 4-4 now and we are in for a tie-breaker!

00:01 (IST)8 AUG 2016

India win the third set as well, 53-50. They are 4-2 ahead now! They need to just tie this set to win the match.

23:55 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Indian team comes back to win the set 52-53 and tie the score at 2-2.

23:50 (IST)7 AUG 2016

The Indian team loses the first set 48-55 to give Russia a 2-0 lead.

23:38 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Indian women archery team of Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi will be up against World no.2 Russia in the quarterfinal, which is due to start in 10 mins.

21:11 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Tennis will see a bit of a delay tonight.You'll have to wait to see all the big stars - Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Andy Murray in action. 

21:01 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Manavjit Sandhu has moved to 13th on the rankings, while Kynan Chenai is in 16th with one round remaining in the shooting qualifiers.

20:51 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Penalty corner to the Indian women's hockey team in the final quarter. No score, though, so they remain at 2-2! 

20:49 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Sad news for Dustin Brown! The German tennis player, making his Olympic debut, has been forced to retire with injury! 

20:39 (IST)7 AUG 2016

20:32 (IST)7 AUG 2016

It goes the way of India! Japan lose their referral as Lilima Minz takes India 2-2 with an equalizer.

20:31 (IST)7 AUG 2016

India's women's hockey team scores again... but there's a referral from Japan.

20:21 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Manavjit Sandhu has moved up to 15th position, as has Kynan Chenai - to 17th. 

20:20 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Nadal was due to play Argentine Federico Delbonis but they've been delayed a bit by weather conditions.

20:18 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Rafael Nadal fans will have to wait a while to see the Spaniard in action..

20:17 (IST)7 AUG 2016

India score in the hockey! Rani Rampal scores in the first minute of the third quarter to reduce India's deficit to 1-2.

20:06 (IST)7 AUG 2016

He took third position early on, but he's now in 20th position. Kynan Chenai is one spot behind, in 21st.

20:05 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Bad news from the shooting end...Manavjit Sandhu misses a couple of vital shots and has dropped dramatically in the standings.

19:57 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Japan scored just as the first quarter ended.

19:56 (IST)7 AUG 2016

India's women's hockey team are trailing 0-1with Japan the first to draw blood! 

19:44 (IST)7 AUG 2016

The Indian women's hockey team are 0-0 against Japan in the first quarter in their opening match! 

19:12 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Kynan Chenai is now in 20th position.

19:11 (IST)7 AUG 2016

After a powerful start, Manavjit Sandhu has dropped to 15th position in the men's trap qualification.

19:07 (IST)7 AUG 2016

India beat Colombia 5-3 in the women's team archery event in the pre-quarterfinals! They will now face Russia in the quarters.

18:56 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Archery - The Colombian team comes back to win the second set 49-50. The score is 2-2 now!

18:50 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Archery - Indian women's team take the first set. They're 2-0 up!

18:37 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Manavjit Singh Sandhu seems to be on a tear and is tied fifth in the Men's trap qualifying day 1 event. Still a long way to go but the signs look good!

18:37 (IST)7 AUG 2016

The Women's Team archery event, featuring Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, is about to begin. You can follow all the live action as it happens right here.

18:26 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Dipa Karmakar is in action now as she looks to qualify for the Artistic Gymnastics!

18:19 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Sidhu will now compete for the 25m air pistol after a 14th place finish in the 10m event.

18:19 (IST)7 AUG 2016

India's Heena Sidhu is out of the 10m air pistol event. She was unable to finish in the top 8 here.

18:06 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Kynan Chenai currently has a score of six and is in his first set of shots. The leader at the moment is Khaled Almudhaf with a score fo nine but it is early days in the Men's trap qualifying day 1 event. Manavjit has not taken a shot yet. 

17:46 (IST)7 AUG 2016

We are just 15 minutes away from the Men's Trap qualifying day 1 event. Kynan Chenai and Manavjit Singh Sandhu will be in action for India! You can follow all the scores here

17:45 (IST)7 AUG 2016

The Mexican archery team are displaying some brilliant skill here today. Great performances from each member of the team mean they've outclassed Georgia thoroughly. 5 10s of 6 arrows shot from the team today! 

17:11 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Can't wait for Rio action to begin? Tickle your funny bone in the meantime by reading some of our Satirical Scout Reports on Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Baba Ramdev! True footballing legends!!!

17:03 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Hope everyone is having a wonderful time following the Olympics right here at Sportskeeda. Do give our football page a read. We have amazing new specials like SK Adda, a series on Legendary Managers as well as a weekly review of Pep Guardiola's first season at Manchester City!

16:48 (IST)7 AUG 2016

It's almost time for shooting action as India's Heena Sidhu guns for a medal at the women's 10m air pistol! 

16:42 (IST)7 AUG 2016

The Women's Archery team of Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi will face the Colombian team of Carolina Aguirre, Ana Maria Rendon and Natalia Sanchez in the pre-quarters.

A win here will see them through to the quarterfinals, where they will face Russia.

16:33 (IST)7 AUG 2016

Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will all play tonight, with each of them widely expected to progress to round 2 easily.

16:29 (IST)7 AUG 2016

A lot of action up ahead as gymnastics qualification,women's hockey and tennis all see some big matches played today! 

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