The 37-year-old Serb, competing in his fifth Games, came through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) in an enthralling final at Roland Garros to add Olympic gold to his 24 Grand Slam triumphs.
Victory allowed him to join Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Steffi Graf and the watching Serena Williams as the only players to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic singles gold.
He also became the oldest singles champion since tennis returned to the Olympics in 1988 and shattered Alcaraz’s bid to add gold to the French Open and Wimbledon titles he has already pocketed this summer.
An emotional Djokovic celebrated by holding aloft the Serbian flag on court before clambering into the players’ box to embrace his wife and children Finally I did it’ “I put my body, my family on the line to win gold and finally I did it.”
Alcaraz was distraught and wept as he attempted to conduct a TV interview.
“Three hours, a big battle with tough moments,” said the 21-year-old after a final in which neither player dropped serve. “It’s very painful to lose.”
Djokovic carved out a break point in the second game of the opener and three more in the fourth, all saved by the Spaniard.
Then it was the Serb’s turn to demonstrate his famed powers of resilience, fighting off three break points in the fifth game and another five in a marathon ninth game.
In a rollercoaster duel, Alcaraz saved a set point in the 12th game but his veteran opponent dominated the tiebreak to claim the opener after a breathless 93 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier.
There was no let-up in the second set, scintillating shot-making alongside rousing defence with Alcaraz fighting off the final’s 14th break point in the third game.
Again the set was decided by a tie-break and it was Djokovic with history on the line again sweeping through to take victory after two hours and 50 minutes.
Lorenzo Musetti defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets on Saturday to claim the bronze medal, giving Italy its first men’s tennis medal in 100 years.
But I think someone like ao1 with hot temperament can not handling those kids when they start insulting him or calling otem every now and then in the lecture hall
I plead with the UK government not to only debate individual sanctions on government officials involved in the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos state.
They should also debate sanctions to be placed on officials of the Kano State HISBAH corps that keep destroying our beers and frustrating the free flow of kpekus in Kano.
And to think that most of these Hisbah guys are regular faces at night in Abeddie and Festing.
Lol you must have lived in sabon gari Kano before or still do
Ibime: You done dey change mouth now. From he won't be sworn in, to he won't lead, to he'll be impeached. Why can't fake prophets stand one place and be accountable? Has the prophecy already been updated by your skin bleaching, hair-frying pastor?
ono: Yeah...Democrats are weirdos....they can wake up Tutankhamun to give them stuff.
Hahhahahahahaha. Do u still think there's a path to victory for Trump though? That would be crazy seeing how Biden has had the lead from the onset. Either way, I don't think the Biden presidency would be as calamitous as conservatives are thinking it would just as the Trump presidency wasn't all doom and gloom as the liberals thought it would be four year ago when he won. Let God's will be done!
chloedogie: For those that followed the election in 2016, trump's electoral college vote lead was so early with Florida and California as part of the states he started flipping. Though with little margins but won them early.
Is this a fvking joke? Mehn the ripple effects of all these nonsense from the present administration that will continue in years to come will not be funny ooo. These ppl will end up selling us like okrika in this country
I remember my grandfather will always say Son....I am 145 years old and very much alive and healthy...do you know why son? Because am always minding my own business
I thought he was done...then he called me again son..... Always remember The body of a woman is like heaven to the eyes Hell to the soul And purgatory for the wallet
What a pathetic sack of shït he is. These deranged leftists ïdiots parading themselves as talkshow hosts have no iota of shame or self-respect left in them. They will do or say anything, whether real or fabricated just to paint Trump or anyone associated with him in a bad light. Leftism is really a mental disorder. spits.
If you read what I wrote up there and it doesn't make sense to you then lol. Good and fine for you. 80% of what Muhammad said were trash to any sensible person. Like this one below:
If you sleep till probably past dawn. Muhammad says the cause is that Satan urinated in your ears. Hahahaha! I woke up almost to 9 because I was up all night. That means according to Muhammad. Satan urinated in my eye. Hahahaha! I never knew Satan urinates. What kind of Urine is Satan's pee-pee?
Hadith حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ نَامَ لَيْلَهُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ، قَالَ
ذَاكَ رَجُلٌ بَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ ـ أَوْ قَالَ ـ فِي أُذُنِهِ " Narrated `Abdullah: It was mentioned before the Prophet (ﷺ) that there was a man who slept the night till morning (after sunrise). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He is a man in whose ears (or ear) Satan had urinated."
Sahih al-Bukhari 3270 In-book : Book 59, Hadith 80 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 4, Book 54, Hadith 492 Sahih Bukhari