Novak Djokovic said Olympic gold had an effect on his shock third round defeat to Alexei Popyrin in New York.
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00:00Congratulations to him and his team, he definitely played better and deserved to win today.
00:08On my end, honestly the way I felt and the way I played from the beginning of this tournament,
00:14third round is a success. I've played some of the worst tennis I've ever played,
00:18serving by far the worst ever. Obviously it had an effect, I spent a lot of energy
00:26on winning the gold and I did arrive to New York just not feeling fresh mentally and physically.
00:34But because it's US Open I gave it a shot and I tried my best. I didn't have any physical issues,
00:41I just felt out of gas and you could see that.