Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz LIVE: Olympics score and tennis updates from historic gold medal match

Djokovic saves another break point on his way to closing out the game and move 3-2 in front, meeting a smash after sending Alcaraz out wide on the serve.

Alcaraz is really ramping up the forehand power and it led to two break points there, but he overcooked his biggest weapon.

Sublime, astonishing shot from Alcaraz as he races to meet a Djokovic drop shot and flick it down the line on his backhand side.

30-30. Winner from Alcaraz! That was all down to sheer power! He forced Djokovic back behind the backhand and then crushes the forehand winner!

30-40 and break point: but that’s a brilliant serve from Djokovic, right down the middle.

Wonderful from Alcaraz! He saves three break points from 0-40 down. Alcaraz gets his hold as he sends Djokovic running out wide to right, then stepping in to land the soft drop-volley.

Now it’s Djokovic’s turn to get a look at 0-30! Alcaraz goes for the backhand sliced dropshot but Djokovic reads it and flicks the winner up the line.

On the Alcaraz serve, Djokovic attacks – a roaring forehand winner up the line, right off the bat against Alcaraz’s serve! What a shot!

Three break points: Alcaraz saves the first with a forehand behind Alcaraz. Now the second as Alcaraz moves in to snap a backhand crosscourt.

Third break point: and Djokovic puts the return out on the backhand! I think Djokovic thought that serve was out. But it’s deuce.

Woah! Sensational defence from Alcaraz, scurrying from side to side to keep the point alive. He hangs up a lob and Djokovic puts it long!

That brings up 0-30. Alcaraz overcooks two forehands in a row, and then finds the net on the backhand as Djokovic sends him running.

Another miss from Alcaraz and Djokovic escapes.

Alcaraz gets his hold after the second deuce and pumps his fist as Djokovic floats a slice long. Alcaraz stepped up his forehand power.

Just what he needed from break point down.

Djokovic rips a scorching winner off Alcaraz’s forehand, sending it crosscourt for an euption from his fans.

Suddenly, it’s break point as Alcaraz puts two consecutive backhands into the net from 40-30. An early chance for Djokovic.

Alcaraz is close to the ace out wide, but it’s out. Djokovic finds a sharp return… Alcaraz goes for the drop shot, and it lands!

Djokovic will serve to get this final underway.

Remember the opening game of the Wimbledon final? It was an epic. This was not so much. Djokovic jumps out to 40-0 as Alcaraz makes a couple of errors.

Djokovic also looked to shorten points as much as possible in the Wimbledon final. He brings Alcaraz in, but the Spaniard is too quick and finds the angled volley.

Then Djokovic goes long. Back to 40-30. Big serve from Djokovic! He gets his hold to start the final.

Steffi Graf, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi.

Only four players in tennis singles history have completed the career golden slam: winning the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, and Olympic gold.

Novak Djokovic can become the fifth.

Serena Williams is actually in the front row today.

Here we go! Djokovic and Alcaraz are in the tunnel and will step out onto the court in the next few moments.

Alcaraz is jumping up and down like a coiled spring ready to go. He leads Djokovic up the stairs and out into the sunshine on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

A huge ovation greets both players as they are welcomed onto court. There are lots of Spanish fans here, flags everywhere.

But Djokovic has fans whereever he goes and there are plenty of Serbian flags in the stands as well. It’s electric!