Novak Djokovic Beats Carlos Alcaraz to Win First Olympic Gold: Olympics Tennis 2024
Novak Djokovic Beats Carlos Alcaraz to get his first Olympics Gold medal after a very thrilling final on Sunday, August 4. This marks the end of Olympics Tennis 2024.
In fact, as per BBC, this win is monumental for Djokovic. Finding an Olympics gold has been on his to-do-list forever. It also means he has joined an elite group of tennis players to complete the Calendar Golden Slam – winning all four Grand Slam trophies plus Olympic gold.
The French Open and Wimbledon champion pushed Djokovic to score 7-6 (7/3) and 7-6 (9/2), increasing his number of Grand Slam crowns by up to 24.
It happened in the Roland Garros court and Djokovic made his best showing of the year, winning and even making a statement to the public.
For Djokovic, the win has that much more significance — he was dealing with a knee injury to his right leg which nearly jeopardized his ability to even participate in London.
After victory, Djokovic breaks down in tears. He embraced Alcaraz before sinking to his knees in tears and breaking into celebration with family and team.
It was working out well for him in his first Olympics and a shiny silver medal.
This gold medal means a lot to Djokovic and tops off his incredible career. He has competed in four Olympics before — with a best finish of earning a bronze medal at Beijing 2008.
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