He was breaking the rackets, he was visibly nervous and in a big minus of the set and the break. However, the German Aleksandar Zverev, the fifth player in the world, managed to come back and beat the first favorite Novak Djokovic in the match for the final of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
"It's unbelievable that I beat the best in the world. In this tournament it seemed like it was impossible to beat him, so I'm very happy. But I have one more match to go. I lost a set and a break, so something had to change. I started playing more aggressively , trying to dominate the field".
Djokovic became the record holder in Tokyo for the number of victories at OI tournaments, for the number of semi-finals - three, reached a record number of streaks of 20 or more victories, but he will have to wait until Paris in three years for the gold
"After the match, I told him that he is the greatest in history. I know he was on the hunt for the historic Golden Slam. I'm sorry for Novak, but he won 20 Slams, about 550 Masters. It's impossible to have everything. Of course I'm happy for victory, but at the same time I understand how Novak is now," said the German.
In the final, Zverev will play against the Russian Karen Khachanov, the match between them is 2:2.
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