Tennis hit at the Olympics
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What a gala from Novak Djokovic! Serbia's tennis superstar didn't give his Spanish rival Rafael Nadal the slightest chance in the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament in Paris. His dream of Olympic gold, which he still lacks, thus lives on.
In the end it was 6:1 and 6:4 from Djokovic's point of view.
Tension only in set two
After suffering another thigh injury, the 38-year-old Nadal was unable to really challenge Djokovic, who is a year younger. The Spaniard only came back from 0:4 to 4:4 in the second set, but still had to admit defeat.
For a long time on Court Philippe Chatrier, it looked like Djokovic would put on a show of strength and dismantle the king of clay. It was only at the end that the 60th duel between the two became gripping. In his inimitable manner, Nadal started to catch up in what was possibly his last singles appearance in Paris, but in the end it was not crowned with success. Djokovic, who played largely error-free, took the next break for 5:4 and served out with an ace after 1:44 hours.
Nadal still in the doubles
However, the Olympics are not yet over for Nadal. On Tuesday, he and his seventeen years younger compatriot Carlos Alcaraz will compete in the doubles round of 16. The Serb, who is aiming for the Olympic gold he craves in Paris, will continue in the singles round of 16 against the German Dominik Koepfer, who defeated the Italian Matteo Arnaldi in three sets 3:6, 6:2 and 6:1. Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas and Norway's Casper Ruud also advanced to the round of 16.
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