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Another doubleheader for Félix Auger-Aliassime, who tried to get past Carlos Alcaraz to play for the Olympic gold medal.
Well, he got breadsticked.
Worst case, FAA will battle out for bronze – as he did later Friday with Gabriela Dabrowski in the mixed. And won!
Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti, who have had some tussles, battled in the other men’s semifinal. There was another knee alert for Djokovic. But he got himself over the line.
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Olympic Tennis Event
Location: Roland Garros
Surface: Red Clay
Dates: July 27 – Aug. 4, 2024
Draws: S64 – D32 – X16
Friday, Aug. 2, 2024
Final results
Mixed doubles – gold medal
Katerina SINIAKOVA / Tomas MACHAC (CZE) def WANG Xinyu / ZHANG Zhizhen (CHN) 62 57 [10-8]
Mixed doubles – bronze medal
Gabriela DABROWSKI / Félix AUGER-ALIASSIME (CAN) def Demi SCHUURS / Wesley KOOLHOF (NED) 63 76 (2)
Women’s singles – bronze medal
[1] Iga SWIATEK (POL) def Anna Karolina SCHMIEDLOVA (SVK) 62 61
Men’s singles, semifinals
[1] Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) def [11] Lorenzo MUSETTI (ITA) 64 62
[2] Carlos ALCARAZ (ESP) def [13] Félix AUGER-ALIASSIME (CAN) 61 61
Women’s doubles, semifinals
[3] Sara ERRANI / Jasmine PAOLINI (ITA) def Karolina MUCHOVA / Linda NOSKOVA (CZE) 63 62
Mirra ANDREEVA / Diana SCHNAIDER (AIN) def [8] Cristina BUCSA / Sara SORRIBES TORMO (ESP) 61 62
Men’s doubles semifinal
Matthew EBDEN / John PEERS (AUS) def [3] Taylor FRITZ / Tommy PAUL (USA) 61 62
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