Golden Slam! Djokovic beats Alcaraz to finally win Olympic gold

Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling match on Sunday to secure his long-awaited Olympic title, completing his career ‘Golden Slam’.

The 37-year-old became only the fifth player to win the ‘Golden Slam’ in singles – all four majors and the Olympic title – after Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf.

Djokovic, who holds the men’s record with 24 major titles and has won every significant tennis title, finally claimed Olympic gold at his fifth Games.

The Serbian produced his best performance of the year to beat French Open and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2) in front of a packed Paris crowd.

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“It was an incredible fight and I had to play my best tennis,” an emotional Djokovic told the media.

“I put my heart, soul and everything into winning the gold medal. I did it for my country first – for Serbia.”

Alcaraz, 21, was also in tears after the match, but will go home with a silver medal on his Olympic debut, while Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti won bronze after beating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime last Friday.

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