Tennis Men’s Singles Semifinal: Djokovic Defeats Musetti to Advance, Will Face Alcaraz in Final

In the early hours of August 3, in the men’s singles semifinal match of the Paris Olympic Games tennis tournament, top-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated Italian player Musetti in straight sets (2-0) and advanced to the final. He will face Spanish player Alcaraz in the final.

In the first set, both players held serve comfortably in the opening two games, leading to a 1-1 tie; in the third game, Musetti scored twice at the net with quick movements at the start, but Djokovic withstood the pressure and held serve with his serving advantage, taking a 2-1 lead; in the fourth game, despite having four break points, Djokovic was brought back to 40-40 by his opponent, and Musetti still managed to hold serve after a tough fight; in the following five games, neither player could break serve, leading to a 5-4 scoreline; in the crucial game, Djokovic, trailing 0-40, won five consecutive points to break serve and take the first set 6-4, leading 1-0 overall.

The second set began with Musetti breaking serve in the first game, but Djokovic immediately broke back in the second game, leveling the score at 1-1 once again. However, after being broken again, Djokovic suddenly erupted, winning five consecutive games in a dominant fashion to secure the second set 6-2.

Ultimately, Djokovic defeated Italian player Musetti with an overall score of 2-0 (6-4/6-2) and advanced to the men’s singles final of the Olympic Games tennis tournament, where he will face Alcaraz.