By Alcaraz and Djokovic stayed together in the tiebreak through 3-3, but then Djokovic pulled away. After Alcaraz sent a drop shot to Djokovic, Djokovic returned it with his own bonkers drop shot that was entirely out of reach for Carlitos.
Djokovic is 37 and coming off of minor meniscus surgery, and he’s keeping up with a 21-year-old virtuoso who beat him just a month ago at Wimbledon. He also prevented Alcaraz from breaking him even once in the first set. Alcaraz was 0-for-8 in break points, which is tremendously unusual for him.
If Djokovic wins this gold medal, he will absolutely deserve it. Not because of his long, successful career, but because of his performance today. He’s had to dig deeper and be more creative against Alcaraz than any other opponent he’s faced in Paris over the last week.
