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Paris: Serbia's top seeded 37-year-old tennis star Djokovic has won the men's singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics by defeating Spain's Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-). 2) In the final after a tough fight in straight sets. Djokovic, who has won 99 titles including a world record 24 Grand Slams in tennis, also became the fifth player in the history of tennis to achieve the 'Golden Slam'. Before this, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Serena Williams and Nadal have achieved such a feat.
It is said that a player who has won four tennis Grand Slams and an Olympic gold medal has achieved the 'Golden Slam'. Djokovic, who has won almost every major title in the tennis world, finally won the Olympic gold medal in the fifth attempt, which was the missing link in his career. He had earlier won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He lost in the semi-finals at the 2012 London Olympics, in the first round at the 2016 Rio Olympics and in the bronze medal match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Djokovic's victory is also important because this is the first time he has won a title this season. Earlier this year, he lost to Alcaraz in the finals of the French Open and Wimbledon. Italy's Musetti won the bronze medal by defeating Canada's Aliassime 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. With this, he became the first player to win a tennis medal for Italy in the Olympics after 100 years.