It is therefore already certain that the German Tennis Association will receive the first Olympic medal since Tommy Haas won silver in 200 in Sydney.
At the same time, Alexander Zverev has the historic chance to become the first German Olympic champion in men’s singles.
Zverev has a balanced record (2: 2) against his final opponent Khachanov, currently 25 in the world – but the German lost the last two duels against the Russian.
Graf succeeded in this in 1988, Djokovic had already won the major titles in Melbourne, Paris and Wimbledon that year.
Highlights: Khachanov moves into the final against Carreño Busta
The match ball: Khachanov moves into the Olympic final with Kracher forehand
