In this way, the Serbian “filled the album” and got the only title that was missing from his more than successful career, since he won all the titles of Grand Slam (10 Australian Opens, 3 Roland Garros, 7 Wimbledon and 4 US Opens) and the ATP Finals on seven occasions (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022 and 2023).
The match, which was decided after more than two and a half hours of play, was a real madness from the first set, with both players playing at a very high level and delighting the public present at the Philippe Chatrier.
In both sets so much Djokovic as Alcaraz They had several opportunities to break each other’s serve, but they always showed all their hierarchy and ended up recovering. It was in this way that the two sets were defined in the tie-break, where Djokovic had an advantage and could have taken the victory.
After the victory, a Djokovic excited like few times in his career, after achieving the only major title that he was missing and in the (possibly) last opportunity that was going to be presented to him due to a question of age, since he is 37 years old.
This was also the first title for Djokovic in a 2024 that started very complicated and that had worsened after Roland Garros due to a knee injury for which he had to undergo surgery and make a record recovery.
On his way to the gold medal, Djokovic defeated Matthew Ebden, Rafael Nadal, Dominik Koepfer, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Musetti.
Despite the defeat, Alcaraz He played a great game and forced Djokovic to bring out the best in themselves to win.
This match was a real challenge for the Serbian, who was outclassed by the Spaniard in the final last month. Wimbledon.
Fifth time lucky for Novak DJokovic
The Olympic Games were the great karma of Djokovic throughout his career.
Winner of all the major tournaments on the circuit, the Serbian seemed to have a curse on the Olympic event. Beijing 2008 had won bronze, in London 2012 and Rio 2016 He was eliminated by the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, while in Tokyo 2021 suffered another huge blow when he lost in the semi-finals and in the match for third place.
But in ParisIn what was presented as his last chance, the best player in history was able to shake off his bad luck and win the long-awaited gold medal for Serbia.
Source: Ambito
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