Novak Djokovic wins maiden Olympic gold medal, beats Carlos Alcaraz in final

Novak Djokovic finally ended his long wait for first-ever Olympic gold by beating the world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final on Sunday. The tennis legend defeated the young Spanish star 7-6, 7-6 in one of the most thrilling finals in the Olympics history to win a gold after 16 years.

With his first Olympic gold, he made the list of players to make the 'Career Golden Slam', a term used to describe players who have won all four grand slam titles and an Olympic gold, in singles history. Both Djokovic and Alcaraz were playing in their first-ever final at the Olympics and entertained fans with a thriller at the iconic Philippe-Chatrier. 

With an Olympic gold and 24 grand slam titles in singles, the Serbian star now has won everything he can in tennis. The German legend Steffi Graf famously claimed four grand slam titles and an Olympic gold in 1988 to become the first player to earn a Golden Slam title.

Andre Agassi (1999), Rafael Nadal (2010), and Serena Williams (2012) are the remaining three legends to win all grand slam titles and an Olympic gold. Serena Williams is the only tennis player to make Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.

Carlos Alcaraz lacks an Australian Open and Olympic gold to join the above legends but four grand slam titles at the age of 21 predict a place for him.