Tokyo Olympics 2020: Germany’s Alexander Zverev clinches tennis gold in style
Alexander Zverev followed up his comeback win over Novak Djokovic by winning the gold medal in men's tennis at the Tokyo Olympics.
The fifth-ranked German overwhelmed Russian opponent Karan Khachanov 6-3, 6-1 at the Tokyo Games on Sunday for the biggest title of his career.
- Tokyo Olympics 2020: Czechs Krejcikova, Siniakova take women’s Olympic tennis doubles gold
- Japan tennis star Naomi Osaka crashes out of Tokyo Olympics
- Tokyo Olympics 2020: Djokovic loses to Zverev ending Golden Slam bid
- Tokyo Olympics 2020: No Roger Federer, no Stan Wawrinka but Belinda Bencic wins tennis gold for Switzerland
The 6ft 6ins Zverev controlled the match with his big serve and a confident two-handed backhand, never really giving the 25th-ranked Khachanov a chance.
Zverev's previous best performance was reaching the final of last year's U.S. Open, where he wasted a two-set lead in a five-set loss to Dominic Thiem.
IOC president Thomas Bach watched his fellow German win the title as a group of about 10 anti-Olympic protesters across the street from the Ariake Tennis Park made themselves heard inside Center Court. Play was not interrupted.