Tokyo: Bid Novak Djokovic for the Golden Grand Slam calendar dramatically ended by Alexander Zverev in the Olympic men’s singles semi-final on Friday.
The number one world collapsed from a set and rested ahead as Germany’s fourth seed Zverev won 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 to establish a Sunday final against Russia Karen Khachhanov.
The 34-year-old Djokovic never won the Olympic title.
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But its efforts to make history close like Zverev powered 30 winners passing Djokovic which is usually not pierced in an amazing view.
It was still more broken hearted for the grand slam champions 20 times at the Olympics, where the best result was a bronze medal in 2008.
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Zverev wants to be the first German to win the Gold Singles since the graph in Seoul after winning 10 of the last 11 matches against Djokovic.
Djokovic, roared by a large contingent of the Serbian Olympic teammate, took the first set in trademark mode by winning most of the big points.
The score made him look comfortable, but he was taken to Deuce in his first three service games and had to save the initial break point.
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https://t.co/G0enRxuyPo- # Tokyo2020 (@ Tokyo2020) 1627640392000Zverev again serving Djokovic under pressure at the initial stage of the second set, but the top seed stretched from the problem in the fourth match and bankrupt.
Zverev removes simple volleyball to the net at the break point and hammer the ball into an empty holder with frustration.
It seemed to be the last nail in his death coffin, but the 24-year-old player rose immediately with a break to love when Djokovic was not affected by playing error games at a very important time.
Momentum suddenly swung on the pleasure of Zverev and he quickly went bankrupt again, before taking both points to force a decider by running four straight matches.
Every thought that Zverev will feel his tension removed in the opening game of the third set as he broke it once more.
He dug deeply to consolidate his breakthrough and made him six consecutive matches, save four break points, the third after an amazing general meeting, finished through the backhand soaring.
It proved to be a decisive moment, because Zverev then sealed a double break to put one foot in the final, with Djokovic reacting angrily after the old edge.
He finally took an eight-match defeat, but his Olympic dream was already in ragged, and Zverev sealed the last place at his second point with a cracked backhand.
Djokovic can still win several medals, with a bronze-medal match against Pablo Carreno Busta to come on Saturday after a mixed double semi-final with Nina Stojanovic against Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev then Friday.
Khachhanov, a former Top-10 player who has struggled for consistency in the last three seasons, produced an impressive look before sending Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-3.
Khachhanov bid to become the first Russian champion in Lajang Putra since Yevgeny Kafelnikov hit gold in Sydney 21 years ago.
“It’s just pure happiness, it’s nice to be here to go through those moments, this kind of memories will remain forever,” the 25-year-old, who reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals earlier this month, said.
Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus became the struggle for the first Olympic Tennis of New Zealand for 109 years, beat Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in a multiple bronze medal match.
The third world number one world attempt Ashleigh Barty to win the gold medal ended after the defeat with John Peers in the mixed semi-final against Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev.