Novak Djokovic faces Carlos Alcaraz for the 2024 Olympics men's gold after beating Lorenzo Musetti

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Lorenzo Musetti of Italy during their men's singles semifinals tennis match, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Lorenzo Musetti of Italy during their men's singles semifinals tennis match, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)


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PARIS — Novak Djokovic has finally reached a Summer Olympics singles final for the first time. He defeated Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-4, 6-2. Djokovic will play Carlos Alcaraz for the gold on Sunday. It is a rematch of the Wimbledon final three weeks ago. Serbia's Djokovic, 37, is the oldest man in a men's singles final at the Olympics; Spain's Alcaraz, 21, is the youngest. Djokovic came into his semifinal against Musetti with an 0-3 record in that stage at the Games, losing to the eventual champion each time. Djokovic mentioned that "hurdle" repeatedly the other day.

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