Serbia The players of Novak Djokovic Spanish on Sunday Tennis Defeated star Carlos Alcaraz to claim his first Olympic title and become the fifth player to complete a career Golden Slam.
According to the news agency AFP, its fifth Olympic Games The 37-year-old Serb, who competed in the final at Roland Garros, won 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) to add the Olympic gold medal to his 24 Grand Slam victories. .
The win moved her to join Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Steffi Graf and Serena Williams as all four Grand Slam tournament and Olympic singles gold medalists.
He also became the oldest singles champion since tennis returned to the Olympic Games in 1988.
They crushed Alcaraz’s bid to be in contention for gold at the French Open and Wimbledon titles this summer.
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An emotional Djokovic celebrated by holding a Serbian flag on court before entering the players’ box to meet his wife and children.
Djokovic, who was beaten by Alcaraz in last month’s Wimbledon final, said: ‘We played for almost three hours, the last shot was the only moment I was sure I could win the match.
‘I risked my body, my family to win the gold medal and finally I did it.’
Alcaraz broke down in tears during a TV interview after the final match.
“Three hours, a big fight with tough moments,” the 21-year-old said. This necklace is very painful.’
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2024-08-06 05:04:00