Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday, claiming victory in the pair's 60th and potentially last meeting.
It was 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic’s 31st win in a rivalry which began on the same Roland Garros clay courts in 2006.
In a sign of the wear and tear the pair have endured in recent months, Djokovic wore a protective strapping around his right knee while Nadal’s right thigh was heavily strapped.But Djokovic played freely, forcing Nadal to scamper around Court Philippe Chatrier where the Spaniard had collected 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles.
The statistics made grim reading for the 38-year-old who managed to eke out just four points off the Djokovic serve in the first set.
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