We are at the midway point of the Paris Olympics 2024. With exhilarating action still yet to come, nothing is bigger than the Single Men’s Tennis final scheduled on August 4, between two opponents on the opposite end of their career spectrum. It will be just 20 days between the last time the two finalists faced off in the Wimbledon final and Sunday. Not much has changed in the last 20 days. Novak Djokovic continues to wow crowds every time he plays by defying age. And Carlos Alcaraz keeps flourishing on higher and higher levels.
The Serbian is all set to face the Spaniard on Sunday. Novak Djokovic will be hoping to change what the outcome has been in the last 2 two Wimbledon Finals. This time around the Olympic final will be played on the Court Phillipe-Chatrier at Roland Garros. For Carlos Alcaraz, this is all too perfect. Just about 2 months on June 9, Alcaraz clinched the French Open title, his 3rd Career Grand Slam, at the same venue.
Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic knows this match will most likely be his last appearance at the Olympic Games. And to win with a Gold Medal around his neck for the first time ever will be what he would have been dreaming of since he set foot in Paris. Defeating the young-blood who has got the better of him in the recent past is just icing on the cake.
But, the only problem is that Carlos Alcaraz has been just too good. At Wimbledon 20 days back, he made Djokovic look like an amateur. Defeating Novak in 3 straight sets had never been as easy as Carlos Alcaraz made it look that day. It’s the Carlos Alcaraz Era, and we are all just living in it. Even Novak Djokovic.
It will be interesting to see if the 24-time Grand Slam Champion can have some tricks up his sleeve in the third final in which he’ll be facing off against the 21-year-old. But for every new tactic, Novak Djokovic will come up with on the day, best believe Carlos Alcaraz will have 2-3 answers ready with some insane tactics of his own.
In Djokovic’s storied career, an Olympic Gold is the only Gold missing. On Sunday, Novak Djokovic will have a chance to fill up that spot in his trophy collection. While Carlos Alcaraz will be eyeing a Gold for his country after failing to reach the Semis in the Men’s Doubles. An Olympic Gold to go with a French Open and Wimbledon already in 2024 would be a herculean feat for any Tennis player. Can Carlso Alcaraz do it? Will Novak Djokovic lose at the final hurdle yet again? He most definitely will.
