Novak Djokovic has won the gold medal of Paris Olympics 2024. Serbia's Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz in a very tough match in the tennis singles final. With this victory, Novak has made many records in tennis and Olympic history. 37-year-old Novak Djokovic has become the oldest player to win an Olympic gold medal in the Open Era.
Novak Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slams but he did not have an Olympic gold to his name before the Paris Games. This is the reason why he fought hard to win against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. How tough was the match between Novak and Alcaraz can be gauged from the fact that no player was able to break the service. Both sets went to tiebreak, which was won by Novak Djokovic. In the end, the match was won by Novak Djokovic 7-6(3), 7-6(2).
With this victory, Novak Djokovic has become the fifth player in the world to have won all four Grand Slam titles and also has an Olympic gold to his name. Before Djokovic, only Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams have been able to achieve this feat. Now, along with these four players, Novak's name has come in the list of career Grand Slam winners. The achievement of winning all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold is called Career Golden Slam.
Won bronze medal 16 years ago
With defeating Alcaraz in the final, Novak Djokovic is the oldest person to win a singles gold medal in tennis since 1908. He had earlier won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Djokovic also holds the record for being the number one player for the most number of weeks.
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