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Olympic tennis: Lorenzo Musetti of Italy beats Felix Auger-Aliassime for the men’s singles bronze

PARIS — Lorenzo Musetti won Italy’s first Olympic tennis medal in 100 years on Saturday night, beating Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 for the men’s singles bronze. “I’ve been eating plain pasta and chicken for three months, basically,” he said, “so I think eating a pizza is the least I can do tonight.” The only other Italian medal …

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Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet for the Olympic tennis men’s singles gold

PARIS — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the men’s tennis singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday in the latest installment of a fascinating old-vs.-young rivalry that included a matchup in the Wimbledon final three weeks ago. “Hopefully,” Alcaraz said with a chuckle, “the same as Wimbledon.” Here is what else to know about the …

Lorenzo Musetti wins Olympic bronze medal in men’s singles over Auger-Aliassime

Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti continued his stellar summer with a bronze medal victory in men’s singles Saturday, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in three sets 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. It is Musetti’s first Olympic medal of his career and he will be on the podium Sunday, joining Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, who contest the gold medal match. GO DEEPER Game, Set, …

Novak Djokovic will take on Carlos Alcaraz in blockbuster Olympic final

Alcaraz, Djokovic, Musetti and Auger-Aliassime reach the men’s semifinals in Olympic tennis

PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz says he doesn’t feel unbeatable at Roland Garros, the site of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and the French Open title he won last month. Alcaraz ran his winning streak at the place to 11 matches and became the youngest man to reach the singles semifinals at a Summer Games since Novak Djokovic in 2008, getting …