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PARIS — Novak Djokovic dispatched Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympic’s men’s singles at Roland Garros on Monday.
In the 60th meeting between two of the greatest tennis players of all time, who share 46 Grand Slam titles, Djokovic showed Nadal no mercy, in the biggest test of the Spaniard’s level since 2022, when he won the French Open on this very court, beating Djokovic in the quarterfinal.
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Despite a stunning run of four games in the second set in which Nadal showed flashes of his old self — and exploited the scar tissue he has inflicted on Djokovic over the years — the Serbian recovered to see out the second set.