Novak Djokovic has claimed his first-ever gold medal in his fifth appearance at an Olympic Games after defeating Carlos Alcaraz in a gut-busting battle at Roland Garros in Paris.
The 24-time Grand Slam winner fought to a 7-6(4), 7-6(2), win over his Spanish nemesis who beat him in straight sets last month in the Wimbledon final. In a match of very fine margins, Djokovic held his nerve to become the first Serbian in history to win an Olympic tennis event and the oldest player to win the men’s title in the Open Era. In what was one of his best performances on the court in recent years given the enormity of the occasion, he hit 16 winners and won 74% of his first service points.
Djokovic has now achieved a career Golden Slam which includes winning every major event and the Olympics at least once. The only other players to have achieved this in singles are Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams.
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