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Tokyo Olympics: Alexander Zverev beats Novak Djokovic to reach final

Novak Djokovic's hopes of winning a 'Golden Slam' are over after he lost to Alexander Zverev in the Olympic tennis semi-finals.

Serb Djokovic, the world number one, was bidding to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.

But German Zverev, 24, came from a set down to win 1-6 6-3 6-1 at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo.

The fourth seed will meet Russian Karen Khachanov in Sunday's final.

World number 25 and 12th seed Khachanov beat Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3 6-3 earlier on Friday.