Novak Djokovic's dreams of a historic Golden Slam in Tokyo are OVER after world No 1 suffers stunning semi-final defeat by Germany's Alexander Zverev in three sets... as his long wait for a first Olympics gold medal goes on By Daniel Davis For Mailonline Published: 10:54 BST, 30 July 2021 | Updated: 10:59 BST, 30 July 2021 Viewcomments Novak Djokovic's dreams of a historic Golden Slam were brought crashing down at the Tokyo Olympics after he suffered defeat to Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals. World No 1 Djokovic took the first set 6-1 in emphatic fashion, but Zverev fought back to take the second and force a decider in the searing heat. And in stunning fashion, Djokovic then found himself routed 6-1, bringing an end to his hopes of a first gold medal. More to follow. Novak Djokovic has been eliminated in the semi-finals in Tokyo by Germany's Alexander Zverev Djokovic cut a furious figure as the world No 1 went on to lose the decider in stunning fashion Zverev fought back brilliantly to win the second set and then routed Djokovic to reach the final Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility