Carlos Alcaraz was left in floods of tears as his Olympic Games gold medal dream dissipated against Novak Djokovic losing out in two tie-breaks 7-6(4) and 7-6(5) to the greatest of all time.
Djokovic’s destiny was sealed with the Serbian only needing the gold medal to complete a career golden slam. But despite being at the start of his career and still being well within his 20’s when he plays in LA. It still showed how much it meant to Alcaraz.
A player who is not one to show emotion was in tears as he only took home the silver medal. Similar to Iga Swiatek who was in tears in losing the semi-final, Alcaraz is usually one to see the positive side.
Alex Corretja spoke to him on Eurosport and Alcaraz said that he gave everything but it wasn’t enough as he made him smile by the end of the interview amid tears. It was an emotional moment all around with Novak Djokovic also on tears.
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His famous IDEMO celebration saw him sat on his bench at the end of it with a towel wrapped around his eyes as he cried completing a career goal. He had never even reached a final of an Olympic Games no mind winning it.
On his final attempt ever, he has done it. A player who long couldn’t complete the yearly Golden Slam and just fell short didn’t do so again. Also against all the odds with some giving him minimal chance of winning against a player who seems to have his number. Alcaraz will be back but Djokovic proves again and again that he can’t be counted out and adds the final piece to the puzzle.
Alcaraz live on Eurosport. Crying a lot. pic.twitter.com/q45taJytKI
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) August 4, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz is in tears after losing the gold medal match to Novak Djokovic at the Olympics.
Chin up, Carlos. 🥹
Incredible effort this week… you’ll win the gold one day.
🇪🇸❤️ pic.twitter.com/FSVyLTchNB
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 4, 2024
Great stuff from Corretja, an absolute crack.
Carlitos smilling again, says Djokovic was better than him in the tiebreaks.
"I gave everything".#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/nkwiPJVoAc
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) August 4, 2024
