Carlos Alcaraz dominated Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets Friday to advance to the men's Olympic tennis singles gold medal match.
Alcaraz is a 21-year-old from Spain who already owns four Grand Slam titles - including in June at Roland Garros, the clay-court facility being used for tennis at the 2024 Games - and is about a month younger than Vincent Richards of the U.S. was when he claimed the gold in Paris in 1924.
With dozens of spectators waving red-and-yellow Spanish flags at Court Philippe Chatrier or yelling"Vamos, Carlos!" on a cloudy afternoon - and a soundtrack provided during breaks in the action by a brass band in the stands - Alcaraz was dominant and never faced a break point.Auger-Aliassime is a 23-year-old Canadian whose best showing at a major tournament was a semifinal appearance at the 2021 U.S. Open.
The Alcaraz on display during his Olympics debut is a much more finished product, someone who has won 12 consecutive matches at Roland Garros and collected a second consecutive title at Wimbledon last month, too.in both of those finals at the All England Club, and there could be a rematch for the men's gold on Sunday.
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