Carlos Alcaraz broke down in tears when his gold medal dreams were dashed by Novak Djokovic. Carlos Alcaraz
In emotional scenes after the Serbian tennis star completed the coveted Golden Slam on Sunday, Alcaraz started crying on the court at the 2024 Paris Games.
Djokovic, playing in his fifth Olympics, defeated the 21-year-old 7-6 (3) 7-6 (2) in the men’s singles final.
‘You played a hell of a match but it was not meant to be. Your gold is coming in 2028,’ another chimed in.
A third chimed in, ‘Tough luck today Carlos you are a very special player your time will come soon,’ while another echoed the sentiment, ‘It’s only his first Olympics and a silver at his first is pretty great too.’
The only other players to have won all four Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold in singles are Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf and Serena Williams – who was in the crowd during the match against Alcaraz.
While the Spanish superstar will likely get plenty more chances to go for gold, 2024 was probably Djokovic’s final shot at Olympic glory.
Speaking to Eurosport after his victory, Djokovic said, ‘It was an incredible fight and I had to play my best tennis.’
He went on, ‘I put my heart, my soul, everything to win gold. I did it for my country first – for Serbia.’
