Djokovic eliminates Nadal after a 2-0 sets win at the Olympics

Novak Djokovic, the top-seeded player at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets in a match from the 2nd round of the tournament on clay in the French capital.

Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal at the #Olympics in what could be their last-ever matchup.

46 Grand Slam singles titles between these two 👏 pic.twitter.com/jH78wDzvG9

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The Serbian started the clash excellently and won the 1^st 5 games of the match and was very close to blanking his opponent in the opening set, but Rafa won 1 game and lost 6-1.

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The 2^nd set also started in the best way possible for Djokovic as the Serbian won the 1^st 4 games but after that his Spaniard opponent tied the games after winning 4 straight himself. Despite that, Nole won the next 2 games as he broke Rafa’s serve for 5-4 lead and then closed the set and the match with his serve.

That was Djokovic 3^rd victory against Nadal on clay in Paris, but the previous 2 were on Roland-Garros. Nole will face either Koepfer or Arnaldi in the 3^rd round of the tournament.

Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal!!

Nadal has lost just five matches at Roland Garros out of 117 🤯 Three of them have been to Djokovic.#Paris2024 #Olympics #BBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/jYdAT658bk

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