VIDEO. Tennis on the 2024 Olympics: revive Novak Djokovic’s dominant victory over Rafael Nadal

The tip of a century. Novak Djokovic, primary seed within the Olympic Video games in Paris, taking out the place’s undisputed outdated grasp, Rafael Nadal, on the Philippe-Chatrier courtroom. In two sleeves, the Serbian defeated the Spaniard 6-1, 6-4, Monday July 29, 2024. With a 4-0 lead within the second set, Rafael Nadal recovered from his two again breaks. Final stand in useless.

Too mushy on his serve, the Mallorcan gave the Serb too many probabilities. Novak Djokovic has made these Olympics one in every of his foremost targets of the season. He completed the final sport on his serve to qualify for the spherical of 16. He’ll face the winner of the duel between the German Dominik Koepfer and the Italian Matteo Arnaldi.

Rafael Nadal, the 2008 Olympic singles champion, nonetheless has an opportunity to shine, in doubles with Carlos Alcaraz. The 2 Englishmen, assured of their first sportwill play the Dutch pair Griekspoor-Koolhof on July 30.