Serbia’s Novak Djokovic beat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2 to succeed in his first Olympic last on Friday and can bid for gold in a blockbuster conflict with Carlos Alcaraz.
The 37-year-old was pushed arduous in a high-quality match and was tetchy at occasions on Court docket Philippe Chatrier however hung powerful within the essential moments to maneuver by way of.
Prime-seed Djokovic had misplaced his three earlier Olympic singles semifinals and a gold medal is the one main prize lacking from a profession which has introduced him 24 Grand Slam titles.
Djokovic will face Spain’s Alcaraz for gold on Sunday whereas eleventh seed Musetti will play Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime for the bronze medal.