The final match of the Paris 2024 Olympic men’s singles tennis event lasted up to 3 hours between Djokovic and Alcaraz. After 16 years of waiting, Djokovic can finally get his hands on the Olympic Gold Medal when he defeats Alcaraz 7-6(3),7-6(2) at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Immediately after the match ended, Djokovic burst into tears while sharing joy with the coaching staff and family members. At the age of 37, he probably couldn’t believe that he could fulfill his Olympic wish. Serbian tennis player Tau had the match of his life when he overcame Alcaraz – the best player in the world from the beginning of the year until now.
So after 21 years of fighting with a tennis racket, Nole has completed his collection with the final piece of the puzzle called the Paris 2024 Olympic Gold Medal.
Djokovic collapsed and burst into tears with the first Olympic gold medal of his career
Novak Djokovic has participated in the Summer Olympics 5 times. But in his career, the furthest Djokovic went was the semi-finals and his best achievement was a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. And the goal of winning a gold medal became an obsession for the 37-year-old tennis player.
Before the men’s singles tennis gold medal match, Djokovic faced doubts about his knee injury. However, he overcame everything to make his mark with a match that people call history.
Djokovic started better, while Alcaraz, the Spanish player, also maintained stable performance. Djokovic won 7-3 in the tie-break series after having 2 mini breaks. The victory of the first set helped the Serbian player be more confident in the second set. Djokovic, with his better form, easily won 7-2. And ended the match with a 2-0 final victory.
Djokovic showed classy performance and won against Alcaraz