Djokovic’s low to Karmakar’s high: Top moments of Day 2 at Rio

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after losing his match against Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro. (REUTERS)

Updated on: Aug 08, 2016 9:31 AM IST

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after losing his match against Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro. (REUTERS)

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Del Potro used his lethal forehand to stun the Serb with a powerful display to win 7-6(4) 7-6(2) in the biggest upset of the tennis tournament. (REUTERS)

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Britain’s Adam Peaty broke his own world record to win men’s 100m breaststroke with a time of 57.13 seconds. (REUTERS)

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India's Dipa Karmakar performs on the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's qualification. (AP Photo)

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The girl from Tripura, who is the country’s first woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, managed to perform her much-appreciated ‘Produnova’ vault cleanly to secure 14.850 points after two attempts. (AFP Photo)

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Serena Williams and Venus Williams of USA leave after losing their match against Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic and Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic. (REUTERS)

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Majlinda Kelmendi made history as she won gold in the women’s judo, becoming the first athlete from Kosovo to win an Olympic medal (AFP Photo)

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Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic gold medal as the United States won the 4x100 relay at the Olympics on Sunday. France was second and Australia third. (REUTERS)

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US Gerek Meinhardt (L) competes against Canada's Maximilien Van Haaster during their men’s individual foil qualifying bout as part of the fencing event. (AFP Photo)

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2016 Rio Olympics - Swimming - Final - Women's 400m Freestyle Final - Olympic Aquatics Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 07/08/2016. Katie Ledecky (USA) of USA celebrates after setting a new world record. REUTERS/Marcos Brindiccir FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. (REUTERS)

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TOPSHOT - An overview shows France's Kevin Le Roux serving the ball during the men's qualifying volleyball match between France and Italy at the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 7, 2016, for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP PHOTO / Laurent KALFALA (AFP)

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TOPSHOT - Austria's Rene Pranz (L) competes against Brazil's Guilherme Toldo during their men’s individual foil qualifying bout as part of the fencing event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, on August 7, 2016, at the Carioca Arena 3, in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV (AFP)

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The India women’s archery team suffered a heartbreak in the shoot-off to decide the quarterfinal encounter against World champions Russia at the Olympic Archery Arena, where star performer Laishram Bombayla Devi’s nerves betrayed her. (REUTERS)

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The sun shines through a cloud over the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas after competition was postponed due to high winds. (REUTERS)

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China's Shang Chunsong competes in the qualifying for the women's Beam event of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena. (AFP Photo)

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Neymar once again failed to inspire Brazil as they were held 0-0 by Iraq. (REUTERS)

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Supporters take pictures as they cheer for their team during the men's qualifying volleyball match between Brazil and Mexico at the Maracanazinho stadium. (AFP Photo)

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Hungary's Katinka Hosszu competes to break the world record in the Women's 400m individual medley final. (AFP Photo)

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Long Qingquan of China set a world record in winning Olympic gold in the men’s weightlifting 53-kilogram category Sunday. (REUTERS)

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Anna van der Breggen (NED) of Netherlands sprints with Emma Johansson (SWE) of Sweden in the women's road race. (REUTERS)

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India's Rani (L) fights for the ball with Japan's Ayaka Nishimura (C) as India's Vandana Katariya looks on during the women's field hockey Japan vs India match. (AFP Photo)

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Indian shooter Heena Sidhu and her husband Ronak Pandit (extreme left) speak to an official on their arrival in Rio de Janeiro. Sidhu failed to qualify for the women’s 10m air pistol final. (PTI Photo)

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Teofimo Andres Lopez Rivera (HON) of Honduras reacts after losing his bout. (REUTERS)

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Russia's Aleksandr Lipatov competes in the Men's C1 canoe slalom competition at the Whitewater stadium. (AFP Photo)