The most watched match in the professional era of men’s tennis features Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal, who played 60th in the second round of the Olympic tournament at Roland Garros. The Serbian dominated the series by 31-29.
He also has a track record Carlos Alcaraz4-3, after beating him in the final for gold at Paris 2024. They have met twice on the land of the Philippe Chatrier power plant, both times in the Balkans. The irony is that the last two on Wimbledon grass were taken by the Murcian.
At 37 years old, the concept of retirement still does not enter the head of the Djokovicthat doesn’t even leave aside Los Angeles 2028 drunk on happiness for his first Olympic gold, which he has been chasing since he won bronze at a young age in Beijing 2008, when he lost in the semis to Nadal.
Djokovic He lives his fights with Alcaraz with such intensity, which means an extra challenge because of the generational issue, that his seven match already deserves for him the name “classic. Another epic final.”
It is highlighted in the message at Carlos Alcaraz which he made public through social networks. Make everything very clear. that Djokovic feels a special predilection and sees him as the leader of tennis for many years.
“Considering your age, your energy and how you play, you probably have 20 more Olympic Games ahead of you. Your gold will come. Until next time, ‘friend’ (this word is written in Spanish),” he says. ‘No’.
Both withdrew from this week’s Masters 1000 ATP tournament in Montreal, where the No. 1, the Italian, will be Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz and Djokovic They will meet again in a few weeks, at the ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, if the Serbian decides not to defend the title he won against the Spaniard and goes directly to the US Open.
Source: La Verdad
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