Novak Djokovic overcame a brief wobble in the second set to beat 14-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics to progress into the third has won 24 Grand Slam singles titles in his distinguished career but is yet to win an Olympic gold. He started at a thundering pace, only losing one game in the opening set, but was made to work far harder by Nadal in the second he ultimately overcame Nadal’s fightback — as well as an occasionally hostile French crowd — to win their record-extending 60th encounter.
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