Novak Djokovic has won an epic battle against Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the men’s tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, securing the elusive gold medal and completing a career golden slam.
Djokovic triumphed 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in a gripping match on Roland Garros’ Court Philippe-Chatrier, where neither player surrendered a service game in either set.
Djokovic has won it all 🥇#Tennis pic.twitter.com/q6P6i9tdgd
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) August 4, 2024
This victory caps an illustrious career for the Serbian, who now boasts 26 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic joins the exclusive group of players who have won all four Grand Slams and an Olympic gold.
He now joins an elusive club consisting of Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf as the only players to have won all four Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal.
A dream, realised 🥹
Amazing scenes as Novak Djokovic wins the Olympic men’s singles final, and just look at what it means for him to secure the golden slam 🥇🇭🇷#Olympics #PARIS2024 pic.twitter.com/fmTmqbyeTY
— Eurosport (@eurosport) August 4, 2024
The match, a rematch of last month’s Wimbledon final, featured the oldest and youngest players ever to compete in an Olympic tennis final, with the 37-year-old Djokovic facing the 21-year-old Alcaraz.