DREAM FINAL: DJOKOVIC VS ALCARAZ

A fired-up Novak Djokovic on Friday reached his first Olympic final, where he will face Carlos Alcaraz in a dream showdown for gold, describing his achievement as "a big deal."

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Top seed Djokovic, still seeking an elusive Olympic title to sit along his 24 Grand Slams, defeated Italy's Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2 in a tense semifinal.

Alcaraz earlier became the youngest men's finalist since tennis returned to the Games in 1988 when he swept aside Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 6-1.

Sunday's title match at Roland Garros will be the pair's seventh meeting and follows on the heels of Alcaraz's recent victory against Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.

"It's a huge relief," said Djokovic, whose only success at the Olympics was a bronze medal at Beijing in 2008.

"Three out of four Olympic Games, I played semis, won bronze from the first one in Beijing.