Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis - Men's Doubles - Medal Ceremony- Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. Gold medallists Mate Pavic of Croatia and Nikola Mektic of Croatia celebrate on the podium REUTERS/Edgar Su
TOKYO (Reuters) - Croatia's Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic beat compatriots Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig 6-4 3-6 (10-6) in the Olympics men’s doubles final on Friday to win their country’s first gold medal in the sport.
It was also Croatia’s first silver after three bronze medals at previous Games -- two at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and one at Athens 2004.
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