Rafael Nadal’s Uncle Toni has spoken out about Paris Olympics tennis champion Novak Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic clinched the Olympic gold medal after defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final (Image: GETTY)

Rafael Nadal’s uncle Toni paid tribute to Novak Djokovic as he admitted the sight of seeing Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz crying after the Paris Olympics tennis final left him feeling “bitter”. Djokovic got the better of Alcaraz in two tiebreaks to clinch the gold medal weeks after being thumped by his rival in the Wimbledon final.

Alcaraz was the favourite to win the showdown on Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros after tasting success at the French Open earlier this year.

But Djokovic found his top form in Paris on Sunday to complete a career Golden Slam.

Toni Nadal gave his thoughts on the encounter as he penned a column in Spanish publication El Pais and once more labelled the Serb the greatest player of all time, having already done so multiple times before.

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The 63-year-old, who coached his nephew between 1990 and 2017 and currently works with Felix Auger-Aliassime, wrote: “It is true that the Spaniard was the favourite to add Olympic success to his showcase but, on this occasion, he met a great Djokovic who reminded us of his best versions.

“The key to Carlos’ defeat was the lack of success in the eight break points he had in the first set. I think that if he had been able to convert any of them, the victory would probably have fallen on his side.

Toni Nadal

Rafael Nadal’s Uncle Toni has spoken out about Paris Olympics tennis champion Novak Djokovic (Image: GETTY)

“In this magnificent final we were able to see a much improved Novak since the last fight between the two at Wimbledon a few weeks ago.

“If there the Serbian was bewildered and slower than usual and Carlos, for his part, was able to overflow him again and again with quick blows from the bottom of the court, this time we were able to see the Belgrade player very improved and with a speed of displacement typical of the great player that he still is.

“He forced the Murcian tennis player to force his blows from the bottom again and again, which led him to make some other mistakes.