[Sport] Djokovic loses his appointment with history and Zverev advances to the final

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Alexander Zverev has given this Friday the biggest surprise of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by defeating tennis number one, Novak Djokovic, 1-6 / 6-3 / 6-1. A comeback that will remain in the annals of the history of the Olympic event and the sport of racket, since the Serbian superstar arrived in Tokyo after winning the three major tournaments of the year and with the option of completing the Golden Grand Slam-Open of Australia , Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Open USA and Olympic Gold in the same year).
The German player, who savored glory at the 2020 US Open when Austrian Dominic Thiem beat him down two sets in the final, now has a 'golden opportunity' to establish himself at the top of tennis.

Instead, the result of this match means that Pablo Carreño will have to play his last bullet in Tokyo this Saturday against the almighty Djokovic, who will want to show that the defeat against Zverev has only been a mirage in his immaculate year.
The dream of 'Nole'
Everything indicated that Djokovic was going to continue making history in Tokyo. A month earlier at Roland Garros he had managed to become the first double Grand Slam champion (the big four) of the Open era, and weeks later with his victory at Wimbledon he was positioned just two tournaments away from matching the feat of Steffi Graf: the Golden Grand Slam.

The Serbian, caught between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the 'Olympus of tennis', had in his hand to give the final thrust in the eternal fight to be the best in history.

A fight in which he will continue to be immersed in the next US Open when the three members of the 'Big Three' try to lift their 21st Grand Slam title. But like the Swiss Roger, his thorn will always be Olympic gold individual, since in Tokyo he will only be able to repeat the bronze obtained in Beijing 2008, when Rafa was the one who climbed to the top of the podium.
An unfortunate Friday for Nole, who subsequently also lost in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles draw, where she competed alongside Nina Stojanovic. The Serbs have been surpassed by Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev -7-6 (4) / 7-5- who secure the gold to the Russian Olympic Committee, since the other finalist couple is formed by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev.

A partial of 8-0
Alexander Zverev's victory is not only a feat because of the opponent he has beaten, but because of how he has done it. The Serbian took the first set by a deceptive 6-1 in which the German forced the 'deuce' on numerous occasions.

Djokovic again broke Zverev's serve in the second set to serve 3-2 in his favor. But at that moment the German roller would begin.
Zverev made him a 'counterbreak' and began to play very solidly with his serve, what Nole was not expecting is that he could not be victorious with his serve either. The world number five took the second set 6-3 and continued to unhinge the Serbian in the deciding set.

Djokovic lost his serve as soon as he started and missed three break options that disappeared due to Zverev's direct aces. The German's eight-game streak ended when the score was already 4-0 and it was also a momentary recovery, as Zverev sealed his pass to the final by breaking Djokovic's serve for the fifth time.