Novak Djokovic won 2-0 (7-6, 7-6) against Carlos Alcaraz to win the men’s singles tennis gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The men’s singles tennis final of the 2024 Paris Olympics lasted for 3 hours between Djokovic and Alcaraz. After 16 years of waiting, Djokovic can finally touch the Olympic Gold Medal when he defeated Alcaraz 7-6(3),7-6(2) at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Immediately after the match ended, Djokovic burst into tears as he shared his joy with his coaching staff and family members. At the age of 37, he probably still couldn’t believe that he could fulfill his Olympic dream. The Serbian tennis player had the match of his life when he defeated Alcaraz – the best tennis player in the world since the beginning of the year.

So after 21 years of fighting with a racket, Nole has completed his collection with the final piece called the 2024 Paris Olympic gold medal.

Djokovic celebrates emotionally after winning

Djokovic collapsed and cried with the first Olympic gold medal of his career

Novak Djokovic has participated in the Summer Olympics 5 times. But in his career, Djokovic has gone as far as the semi-finals and his best achievement is a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. And the goal of winning a gold medal has become an obsession for the 37-year-old tennis player.

Before the men’s singles gold medal match, Djokovic faced doubts about his knee injury. However, he overcame all of that to make his mark in a match that people called history.

Djokovic started better, while Alcaraz, the Spaniard, also maintained a stable performance. Djokovic won 7-3 in the tie-break after having 2 mini breaks. The victory in the first set gave the Serbian player more confidence in the second set. Djokovic, with his much better performance, easily won 7-2. And ended the match with a 2-0 victory.

Djokovic shows his class and wins against Alcaraz