Novak Djokovic Wins First Ever Olympics Gold Medal, Beats Carlos Alcaraz In Final At Paris

Paris Olympics 2024: Novak Djokovic has finally won his first ever Gold Medal at Olympics after beating Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets  7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) in the final in Paris. 

Novak Djokovic also became the oldest ever Gold Medal winner in tennis at the Olympics. As for Carlos Alcaraz, the man who won French Open and Wimbledon this year will have to settle for a Silver Medal in his first Olympics campaign.

Novak Djokovic's imperious march to Gold 

Despite winning in straight sets the match wasn't an easy one for the Serbian by any sorts of imagination. It was such a close match that neither of Novak Djokovic nor Carlos Alcaraz were able to get a break in the entire set. 

Both Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz weren't giving each other an inch in the first set as the match was on a complete knife edge. Novak Djokovic defended 6 break points in one game to inch ahead in the match. and take a 5-4 lead. However, Carlos Alcaraz pegged Djokovic back and the game went to a tie break. 

The Serbian was simply unstoppable in the tiebreak as he dismantled the Spaniard to win 7-3 in the decider and take the first set of the game. 

In the second set, Carlos Alcaraz had come out firing all guns blazing as he pressed the issue to take the game to third and final set.  However, Novak hung in there and didn't give up any advantages in the serve to take the set to tiebreak where he just like the first set decimated Alcaraz. 

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A Career Golden Slam 

An Olympic Gold medal was the only feather that was missing from Novak Djokovic's cap and with that he's now completed a historic career Golden Slam of having won all Grand Slams and an Olympic Gold.  

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The journey was in no way easy for the 24 time Grand Slam winner as he struggled from a knee injury throughout the campaign and throughout the year. He was in tears post his victory as finally the Golden medal that was missing finally arrived. 

Novak Djokovic is now the third men's tennis player after Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal to win a Career Golden Slam and the fifth tennis player after Serena Williams and Stefi Graf to win a career Golden Slam.