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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) in a thriller on Sunday at Court Philippe-Chatrier to win his first gold medal and become the oldest men’s Olympic singles champion at age 37.
Djokovic is coming off minor meniscus surgery, but you wouldn’t have known that watching the first set, which was a truly epic back and forth. He saved eight break points against the 21-year-old Alcaraz, who beat him in the Wimbledon final just three weeks ago. The finale at Paris 2024 was held at the Roland Garros.
The second set was just as thrilling, with the crowd alternating between “Novak! Novak!” and “Carlos! Carlos!” chants as the two men traded points. Appropriately, it came down to a second tiebreak, with Djokovic powering a forehand out of Alcaraz’s reach for the victory. At that point, he fell to his knees in celebration, before making his way into the stands to celebrate with his family.
With a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles, 98 career titles and a record 428 weeks atop the ATP rankings, Djokovic has soared to the mountaintop of men’s tennis. The Olympics were the only real hole on his resumé. He won bronze in 2008 (Beijing) before missing the podium three straight times, finishing fourth in 2012 (London) and 2021 (Tokyo) and suffering a shocking first-round exit in 2016 (Rio).
Novak walked to his family and hugged them. He held his daughter and these were raw emotions. As a champion who loves his country this win is for Serbia and all well-wishers.
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