Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the 60th meeting between the two tennis greats at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The 37-year-old Serb defeated the 38-year-old Spaniard in straight sets of 6-1, 6-4. Nadal was 4-0 down in the second set, but made it exciting.
After 1 hour and 44 minutes, Djokovic, who is chasing his first Olympic title in Paris, stepped off the clay of Court Philippe Chatrier, the main court of Roland Garros, as the winner.
Nadal and Djokovic have faced each other 60 times in singles since 2006.
The score is now 31-29 in favor of the 24-time Grand Slam winner, who lost in three sets to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final two weeks ago.
On the clay of Roland Garros, the score was 8-2 in Nadal’s favor. After the first and last Olympic meeting between Nadal and Djokovic, it is now 8-3.
