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Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the men’s singles gold medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime on Friday 6-1, 6-1. It’s the fourth straight win for Alcaraz over his Canadian opponent.
Alcaraz, the No. 3-ranked player in the world, has yet to drop a set in the tournament held at Roland-Garros, site of the French Open. He will face the winner of Novak Djokovic-Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday with a gold medal on the line.
Should he win, Alcaraz, 21, will become the youngest man to win an Olympics tennis singles gold medal. The Spaniard is about a month younger than Vincent Richards of the U.S. who won gold during the 1924 Paris Games.
That’s now 12 straight victories for Alcaraz, who became the youngest man to reach the Olympic singles semifinals since Djokovic in 2008 after defeating American Tommy Paul on Thursday.
Alcaraz was his dominant self against Auger-Aliassime, winning 15 of 21 first-serve points and 9 of 11 second-serve points. He was also 5 for 9 on break points converted and won 5 return games.
Djokovic’s knee concerns ahead of semifinal
Djokovic knocked out Stefanos Tsitsipas in Thursday’s quarterfinal in straight sets to face Musetti. The 37-year-old Djokovic dealt with knee issues during the match, which will be something to keep an eye on during the second semifinal.
“I’m concerned about the state of the knee,” Djokovic said on Thursday. “I cannot give you exact information, because I don’t have it. I have to go and examine the knee now with my physio and with the medical staff of the tournament. And then let’s see.”
No All-American final in men’s doubles
The team of Tommy Paul and Tanner Fritz fell in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2, in Friday’s men’s doubles semifinal to Australia’s Matthew Ebden and John Peers.
Had the No. 3-seeded Paul and Fritz advanced, they would have faced fellow Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram (a six-time Grand Slam doubles champion) in Saturday’s gold medal match. Instead, they will meet Czechia’s Tomáš Macháč and Adam Pavlásek for bronze later on Friday.
Paul and Fritz reached Friday’s semifinal after beating Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Daniel Evans in the quarterfinals, ending Murray’s tennis career.
