Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in Saturday’s males’s singles gold-medal match, which will likely be a repeat of final month’s Wimbledon remaining.
Djokovic, holder of a males’s file 24 Grand Slam titles, beat Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 6-2 on Friday to succeed in the Olympic remaining for the primary time.
The 37-year-old Serb, who misplaced in straight units to Alcaraz on the All England Membership final month, has received each main singles title besides the Olympics.
He was fourth in Tokyo three years in the past and took bronze at Beijing in 2008 – his solely earlier Olympic medal.
Djokovic’s routine win was in stark distinction to his match on the identical courtroom in opposition to Musetti on the French Open two months in the past, which went to 5 units and finished at 03:07 local time.
He now faces Spanish second seed Alcaraz, who thrashed Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1 6-1 in Friday’s different semi-final.
The 21-year-old will contest his third main remaining two months, having won the French Open on the identical venue in Paris in June, earlier than his Wimbledon win.