Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the Olympic men’s tennis singles gold medal on Sunday in the latest installment of a fascinating old-vs.-young rivalry that included a matchup in the Wimbledon final three weeks ago. Alcaraz won that one, just like he did when they played each other for last year’s trophy at the All England Club.
Carlos Alcaraz speaks with Novak Djokovic after the men’s singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in, Sunday, July 14, 2024. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in their men’s singles semifinals tennis match, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris , France.
in the sport, having added his recent Wimbledon triumph to the one that came in June at the French Open, which is contested annually at Roland Garros,In 2022, he became the first teenager to reach No. 1 in the ATP rankings and now has four Grand Slam titles — the first man to win at least one on clay, grass and hard courts before age 22.
At the Summer Games, there was only one match where the knee was an issue — when he felt pain in the second set of a victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals Thursday night. But he put in plenty of work with his physiotherapist between then and his match against Musetti, when all was OK.
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