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defeated

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in the final, 7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–2) to win the gold medal in the men's singles tennis event at the

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. It was Serbia's first gold medal in Olympic tennis. With the win, Djokovic became the third man (after

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and

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) to complete the Career Golden Slam, the second (after Agassi) to achieve the Career Super Slam, and the only one to win all the Big Titles in singles. Djokovic also became the oldest men's singles finalist and champion in Olympic tennis, while Alcaraz was the youngest finalist. Djokovic was the first man to win the Olympics without losing a set during the tournament, in what was his third consecutive Olympics as the top seed. En route to victory, Djokovic defeated Nadal in their record-extending 60th and final professional meeting, and their eleventh encounter at

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, to end their head-to-head at 31–29 in his favor. In the bronze medal match,

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's Lorenzo Musetti defeated

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's Félix Auger-Aliassime, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3. It was Italy's second Olympic tennis medal, 100 years after Uberto De Morpurgo won a bronze medal in the men's singles in 1924. The men's singles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 4 August 2024 at the Stade Roland Garros, in

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, France. There were 64 players from 27 nations.

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was the defending gold medalist from

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, but lost in the quarterfinals to Musetti. For the second time (after

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), the same two players (Djokovic and Alcaraz) contested both the

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and Olympics finals in the same year, with the Wimbledon runner-up going on to win Olympic gold both times.

Background

This was the 17th (medal) appearance of the men's singles tennis event. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984. The No. 1 seed was

of Serbia, who was making his fifth Olympic appearance and attempting to complete the Career Golden Slam after reaching the semifinals in

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(bronze medal),

(fourth place), and

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(fourth place). The No. 2 seed was

of Spain, making his Olympic debut. The defending champion and No. 3 seed was

of Germany. Defending silver medalist Karen Khachanov and defending bronze medalist Pablo Carreño Busta did not compete, though the latter did participate in the doubles event. World No. 1

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withdrew before the tournament due to tonsillitis. Other top players who were not present included Andrey Rublev,

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(competed only in doubles), and

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Qualification

Each

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(NOC) can enter up to four players. Nations are limited to four players in the event since the 2000 Games. Qualification for the men's singles is primarily through the ATP ranking list. There are 64 quota places available for men's singles.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches were best-of-3 sets. A 7 point tiebreak was played in all sets reaching 6–6, including the last set of a match.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows.

Seeds

The seeds were released on 22 July 2024.

Draw

The draw was held on 25 July 2024. * UP = Universality place

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References

External links

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Men's singlesDrawEntry List
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