Auger-Aliassime succeeded a few hours later in the mixed doubles. With compatriot Gabriela Dabrowski, they defeated the Dutch pair Wesley Koolhof, Demi Schuursová 6:3, 7:6 in the match for 3rd place and won bronze.
Twenty-three-year-old Šwiateková, who unexpectedly lost in the semi-finals to the Chinese Cheng Ching-wen, today won the match for the premier bronze medal in 61 minutes. Although she lost in the first set to the quarterfinal conqueror Barbora Krejčíková 1:2, she won 11 of the 12 remaining games and won. She won an Olympic medal as the first Polish female tennis player in history.
Alcaraz defeated Auger-Aliassimo in one hour and 16 minutes. The third player in the world is assured of a medal in his first start under five circles. At the age of 21, he became the second youngest finalist Olympic tournament in history. The younger was only a hundred years ago in St. Louis 1904 domestic Robert LeRoy.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz didn’t even lose a set in the fifth match in Paris. He recorded his twelfth victory in a row, before starting at the Olympic Games he also triumphed in Wimbledon. He took away the service of Auger-Aliassim, seeded thirteenth, five times, he did not offer him a single break point himself.
Djokovic defeated Musetti in the same way he did in the semifinals of this year’s Wimbledon. The holder of a record 24 Grand Slam titles will meet Alcaraz again after three weeks, the Spanish tennis player won the Wimbledon final in July.
The 37-year-old Serb became the oldest Olympic singles finalist and continues to cherish the chance for the first Olympic gold. You have already improved your singles maximum under five rings. His best was third in 2008 in Beijing.
XXXIII. Summer Olympic Games in Paris: Tennis: Men: Singles – semi-finals: Djokovic (1-Serb.) – Musetti (11-It.) 6:4, 6:2. Alcaraz (2-Sp.) – Auger-Aliassime (13 -Kan.) 6:1, 6:1. Fours – semi-final: Ebden, Peers (Aust.) – Fritz, Paul (3-USA) 7:5, 6:2. Women: Singles – for 3rd place: Šwiateková (1-Pol.) – Schmiedlová (SR) 6:2, 6:1. Doubles – semi-final: Šnajderová, M. Andrejevová (AIN) – Sorribesová, Bucsaová (8-Sp.) 6:1, 6:2. Mixed doubles: For 3rd place: Dabrowská, Auger-Aliassime (Can.) – Schuursová, Koolhof (Netherlands) 6:3, 7:6 (7:2). Results of Czech tennis representatives
