Serena Williams and Bill Gates lead famous faces at 2024 Paris Olympics as pair head to Roland Garros for Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal
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Some of the biggest stars on the planet have flocked to Paris for the Olympics this summer, with Serena Williams and Bill Gates the latest to grab a piece of the action.
Williams, widely considered one of the greatest tennis players in history, and Microsoft billionaire Gates were both in attendance for Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal’s second-round men’s tennis match at Roland Garros on Monday.
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The pair watched on as Djokovic got the better of his great rival for perhaps the last time, winning 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the next round.
Serena, 42, watched on in huge brown sunglasses as her fellow tennis icons battled it out on the court, with Bill opting for a blue-and-red USA cap in the stands next to girlfriend Paula Hurd.
A number of other celebrities have been spotted in the French capital since the Paris Games officially got underway over the weekend.
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Williams and Gates were at Roland Garros to watch Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal
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With her and Gates watching on, Djokovic dominated Nadal at the start of their second-round match on Monday.
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He then held off a comeback attempt to win 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics in the 60th — and likely last — head-to-head matchup between the two tennis greats.
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Djokovic claimed 10 of the initial 11 games, with Nadal nowhere near the skilled and ever-hustling version of himself that won a record 14 French Open trophies on the same red clay at Roland Garros that is hosting Summer Games matches.
Instead, Nadal was diminished, showing every bit of his 38 years, and looking like someone who might be ready to head into retirement after playing only sparingly the past two seasons because of a series of injuries, including hip surgery.
Then, suddenly, the indefatigable Nadal got going, making a push to turn this contest competitive, which surely no one — least of all Djokovic — found too surprising.
Nadal captured four consecutive games in the second set, including a forehand winner to break to make it 4-all. He raised his left fist, drawing roars from a packed Court Philippe Chatrier crowd that repeatedly tried to encourage him with chants of ‘Ra-fa! Ra-fa!’
Djokovic got the better of Nadal with Williams and Gates watching on at Roland Garros
And that’s when Djokovic, a 37-year-old from Serbia, regained control. He broke right back, pointing to his left ear while walking to the sideline as if to taunt Nadal’s supporters. Djokovic then served out the victory, before meeting Nadal at the net for a hug.
Djokovic owns 24 Grand Slam titles, and Nadal 22, the two highest men’s totals in the century-plus history of the sport, both have been ranked No. 1, and no pair of men has played each other more often in the professional era.
They are two-thirds of the so-called Big Three of men’s tennis, along with Roger Federer, who retired with 20 Slam titles. That trio enjoyed unprecedented success and prompted endless debates about which was the GOAT — Greatest of All Time.
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