Paolini-Errani, historic gold in women's doubles tennis Swimming, Paltrinieri silver in the 1500 sl

Historic gold medal for tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini won the most valuable medal in the women's doubles by beating the Russians Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider, who competed under a neutral flag and had to settle for silver in the final on a super tie-break (2-6, 6-1, 10-7). For Errani and Paolini, it was a historic result as no Italian had ever won a medal at the Games. But in Paris 2024 it was above all the day of the men's 100 metres. Jacobs defended his Tokyo gold with honour: fifth in 9''85, six hundredths off bronze. American Lyles (9''79) won, in a photo finish over Jamaican Thomson

In swimming, Gregorio Paltrinieri won the silver medal in the 1500 freestyle, second behind the American Bobby Finke, who set a new world record in the speciality with a time of 14:30:67, erasing the previous 14:31:02 set by China's Sun Yang at the 2012 London Olympics. Bronze went to Ireland's Daniel Wiffen.

Back to tennis, Novak Djokovic won the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the men's singles tournament. In the final, played on the Philippe-Chatrier court at Roland Garros, the Serbian champion beat Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in two sets with a score of 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in two hours and 52 minutes of play. For the Serbian champion it was the first Olympic gold medal in his career, the only success missing from his palmares.

Tears of joy and tears of disappointment: these are the faces of the Olympic tennis singles final in Paris 2024. On the one hand, Novak Djokovic, who wept with joy and ran to hug his family in the stands. "I gave my heart and soul for this gold, my first at 37," his words once he won the match against Carlos Alcaraz. "I'm shocked," Djokovic added, "It was an intense match, three hours for only two sets.... We all had two break chances, but it's fair that in both sets we ended in a tie break."

"This," added the Serbian champion, "is my fifth Olympics, and I had never managed to go beyond the semi-finals. That's why against Musetti I had certain thoughts.... But once I got here, I was less nervous because I thought I would still get a medal. Of course, the gold... To have won it at the age of 37', at the culmination of an extraordinary career, 'is even more beautiful'. 'Losing at Wimbledon helped me, I don't think I could have done worse in London, in the decisive moments I was shooting forehand like he does,' he added. "I immediately went to hug my family, I have a billion emotions. Of course I am very proud and overjoyed, this is perhaps the greatest sporting achievement of my career." "I gave my heart and soul for my first Olympic gold, I also sacrificed my family. I am especially happy for my Serbia,' he concluded.