Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic: Olympics men’s tennis final live updates as the stars play for gold on the red clay

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• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 3:22 PM GMT+2

  Djokovic wins 9th game after lengthy battle

  Tied 4-4, Alcaraz and Djokovic just finished playing a game that lasted nearly 15 minutes. Both had numerous chances to win, but it wad Djokovic who finally, finally managed to string enough points together to claim victory.

  Alcaraz is in a tough spot. If he doesn’t win this game, he loses the entire first set. With this final being best of three instead of the normal Grand Slam best of five, the only way for him to win gold if he loses the first set is to win the next two. Otherwise, Djokovic gets his long-awaited gold and Alcaraz will have to settle for silver.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 3:14 PM GMT+2

  Great tennis makes for great photos

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM GMT+2

  This might be a long one, folks…

  Grab your largest mug and fill it to the top with your best coffee, because we might be here for awhile. They’re fighting tooth and nail for every single point.

  But unlike a Grand Slam final, which is five sets, the Olympic gold medal final is just three sets. Every single shot matters, because mistakes will cost you.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 2:51 PM GMT+2

  Djokovic almost lost that game at least twice, but managed to pull out a hold to regain the lead at 3-2

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 2:45 PM GMT+2

  Alcaraz playing uneven

  Alcaraz has not been playing his best tennis to start the match, but he came all the way back from 0-40 to win Game 4 and tie the set at 2-2.

  Nerves might be the reason for the early stumbles of both Alcaraz and Djokovic. Alcaraz in particular has been jumping up and down and shaking out his arms, like he’s trying to settle himself down.

  Even the two biggest players in the game still get nerves at the Olympics!

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 2:37 PM GMT+2

  The Queen (of tennis) is at Roland Garros

  The queen and undisputed GOAT of women’s tennis, Serena Williams, is watching Alcaraz vs. Djokovic very intently.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM GMT+2

  Djokovic seeking his first Olympic gold medal

  Djokovic has been trying to win a gold medal for well over a decade. He won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, his very first Games, at the tender age of 21. Since then he’s competed in two other Olympics (not counting 2024), the 2012 London Games and the and the 2020 Tokyo Games. He came in fourth both times.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 2:19 PM GMT+2

  And we’re off!

  Djokovic, who is wearing a compression wrap on his right knee, has won the first game of the entire match. We’ll have to wait and see if his balky knee, which he tweaked last week, will affect him against one of the best movers in the game

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 2:03 PM GMT+2

  Real feel temperature: 76 degrees

  It’s Mary Carillo and Renee Stubbs on the mic for Peacock, a great pairing for what we hope will be a dynamite match. The temperature at Roland Garros is 71 degrees, and with that gorgeous sunlight it feels like 76. You could not ask for better weather for this gold medal match.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM GMT+2

  Get ready for Djokovic vs. Alcaraz

  With the women’s doubles bronze medal complete (congratulations, Spain!) it’s time to switch gears to the match everyone is waking up to see: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic facing off for the gold medal in men’s singles.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 1:25 PM GMT+2

  The Spaniards take the women’s doubles bronze medal

  It’s a 6-2, 6-2 win for Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo to take the bronze medal. The one-sided match took an hour and 13 minutes.

  Next up: Alcaraz vs. Djokovic.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 1:01 PM GMT+2

  Spain opens the second set with two straight breaks

  Bucsa and Sorribes Tormo are up 3-0 and the Czechs’ hopes are fading fast.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 12:42 PM GMT+2

  Bucsa and Sorribes Tormo take the first set 6-2

  That didn’t look too difficult for the Spanish pair, who made only two unforced errors and got in 21 of 25 first serves. They’re a set from a bronze medal.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 12:11 PM GMT+2

  The women’s doubles bronze medal match is underway

  It might only be a bronze medal match, but all four of these players have never won an Olympic medal. They’re going to want this.

• Sun, August 4, 2024 at 11:07 AM GMT+2

  The action is set to begin at Roland Garros

  The final day of tennis at Roland Garros is here, but it might take a couple of hours to reach the match everyone’s waiting for: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic.

  The men’s singles gold medal match is the second match of the day at Court Philippe-Chatrier. The first match n: the women’s doubles bronze medal match between the Czech pair of Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova and the Spanish pair of Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo.