Tokyo Olympics: Novak Djokovic advanced to the 16th place with straight-set win in tennis singles
The great Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic continued his path to gold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Monday, winning a landslide victory over German Jan-Lennard Struff. Djokovic won the match 6-4, 6-3 as he looks to win his first Olympic gold and stay on course for a potential “Golden Slam” this year.
Djokovic’s next opponent will be 16th-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain, who defeated John Millman of Australia 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3. He has already won the Australian and French Opens as well as Wimbledon this year. Now he needs the Tokyo title and the U.S. Open trophy to complete the unique collection.
Steffi Graf was the only tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam in 1988. If Djokovic can win four more matches, he could thus become the first man to achieve the feat.
Earlier, second-seeded Daniil Medvedev of ROC and fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany each advanced quickly. Medvedev beat Sumit Nagal of India 6-2, 6-1 and Zverev eliminated Daniel Elahi Galan of Colombia 6-2, 6-2.
Djokovic is favourite to win gold medal this year in the absence of his arch-rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
