The passing of the torch in men's tennis adds another chapter written today when Spain's Carlos Alcaraz takes on Serbia's Novak Djokovic for Olympic gold at Roland Garros.
Two of the top players in the world, the pair have met six times on the ATP tour coming into Sunday's Olympic singles final, splitting the meetings with three wins each. They've met once on the red clay in Paris — a four-set Djokovic win in the French Open semifinals in 2023 — although Alcaraz did win a clay court match over Djokovic in Madrid in their first-ever meeting in 2022.