Paris 2024: Novak Djokovic completes career Golden Slam with victory over Carlos Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic gained revenge on Carlos Alcaraz in a pulsating men's singles final to claim his first Olympic gold medal.

The Serbian first played in the Games back in 2008 but he arrived in Paris with only one bronze medal to show for his efforts and a burning desire to finally take his last chance to stand on the top step of the podium.

He lost in straight sets to Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final only three weeks ago and had not won a title all season but, playing in the red of Serbia, the 37-year-old produced a superb performance to win 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2).

When his final forehand found the corner, Djokovic dropped his racket and turned to his family in delight and disbelief before lying on the court, his ultimate goal finally realised.

The 37-year-old then climbed into the stands and cried uncontrollably as he embraced his family and supporters - and later set his sights on a possible title defence in four years' time in Los Angeles.

"I still want to play in Los Angeles," he said. "I enjoy playing for my country and the Olympic Games particularly and Davis Cup, being part of the team.

"I knew that it's going to happen, it was just a matter of when. Olympic Games come every four years so the opportunity to win gold for your country is very rare and I knew the fact that I’m 37 and I don’t know how many more chances I’ll have, I knew everything.

"I have to deal with that, I have to try to silence all the noise around me and focus on what needs to be done on the court. And that’s the biggest battle to win."

Djokovic joins Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf as just the fifth player to complete the career Golden Slam of all four grand slam titles and Olympic singles gold.

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