Zverev equaled Steffi Graff, who had won gold at Sel 1988.
German Alexander Zverev won the men’s tennis gold medal this Sunday after defeating Russian Karn Khachvov 6-3 6-1 in the final.
In one hour and 21 minutes, the world number five swept away Russian Khachnov and became the first German tennis player to win the gold medal.
Zverev, 24, the same as the historic tennis player Steffi Graff, who had won gold at Sel 1988.
The talented German, who this year also won the ATP 500 in Acapulco and the Masters 1000 in Madrid, had qualified for the final after beating Serbian Novak Djokovic, who in turn lost the chance to win bronze against Spain’s Pablo. Carreo Busta.
Russian Karn Khachnov, number 25 in the ATP ranking, won the silver medal and closed a good tournament after eliminating Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the round of 16 and Spanish Carreo Busta in the semifinal, who occupy positions 13 and 11 of the world, respectively.
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