Follow live coverage of day 3 at the 2024 Paris OlympicsPARIS — Novak Djokovic dispatched Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympic’s men’s singles at Roland Garros on Monday.
AdvertisementDespite a stunning run of four games in the second set in which Nadal showed flashes of his old self — and exploited the scar tissue he has inflicted on Djokovic over the years — the Serbian recovered to see out the second set.
In the Wimbledon final earlier this month, Djokovic had suffered at the hands of Carlos Alcaraz with the same shot.
Nadal missed his forehand wide after it ticked the net, and Djokovic had the advantage he would never come close to giving up.
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