(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ASSOCIATED PRESSSascha Zverev now owns something that Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic do not: a singles gold medal from the Olympics. 1 Djokovic in the semifinals by dominating Russia’s Karen Khachanov, 6-3, 6-1 in 79 minutes, to win gold on Sunday. Against Khachanov, Zverev broke early to take a 3-1 lead in the first set while keeping the Russian Khachanov behind the baseline with consistent depth on his groundstrokes. Following that match, Djokovic withdrew from the bronze-medal match in mixed doubles, citing injury. “He played from the beginning to the end an unbelievable match," Khachanov told ITFtennis.com of Zverev.

Source: Forbes August 01, 2021 15:33 UTC