The Spaniard Alcaraz won against the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets (6–1, 6–1) in the first semifinal.
The final will be a very special moment for me, in my life, in my career, so I'll try to enjoy this moment. Hopefully, I'll reach my goal and take the gold, says Alcaraz according to AFP.
Auger-Aliassime has impressed during the Olympic Games tennis by knocking out both Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud, ranked fifth and ninth at the time of writing. But in the semifinal, the 23-year-old's Olympic journey came to an end.
In the final, Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic. The Serb defeated the Italian Lorenzo Musetti 2–0 in sets (6–4, 6–2). In July, Djokovic and Alcaraz met in the Wimbledon final, which the Spaniard won fairly easily in three straight sets.
Now Djokovic gets a chance for revenge. The Serb has won almost everything that can be won, but lacks an Olympic gold medal.
This will be my first Olympic final, so I'm very happy. Of course, I want to win and I'll do my best. But just this is a very big result for me, considering the circumstances. I was very nervous on the court and before the match, he says to Eurosport.
The final will be played on Sunday at 12.00.
In the women's singles tournament, world number one Iga Swiatek, Poland, took Olympic bronze after defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Slovakia, 6–2, 6–1.
Swiatek unexpectedly lost to Chinese Qinwen Zheng in the semifinal, but managed to recharge for the bronze match.
