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• Djokovic thrilled by Nadal win despite 'getting comfortable'

  Novak Djokovic admitted he got "a little bit too comfortable" before rallying to beat Rafael Nadal in their mouth-watering second-round Olympic meeting.

  Billed as their 'last dance', the great rivals faced off for a record 60th time in the Open Era, with Djokovic coming out on top with a 6-1 6-4 straight-sets win.

  It was not quite so straightforward for the Serb though, as Nadal showed his fight in the second set, fighting from 4-0 down to tie it at 4-4 before Djokovic wrestled back control to win.

  The 37-year-old is the first player to win 15 men's singles matches at the Olympics since tennis returned to the summer programme in 1988, but he is still searching for an elusive first gold medal.

  And despite a slightly sloppy finish to the second set, Djokovic was pleased with his overall performance.

  "At 6-1, 4-0, I got a little bit too comfortable," Djokovic said. "At 4-1, I played a little sloppy service game, and you can't give any chances to Nadal because he is going to use them and comeback.

  "Especially on this court. The crowd getting involved, but it was a crucial game at 4-4, trying to break his serve and then serve against the wind with new balls.

  "It was a very close encounter, but I am very pleased with the way I played."

  The win was also Djokovic's 31st against Nadal, the most match wins against a single opponent by anyone in the Open Era.

  With this potentially the last-ever meeting, Djokovic reflected on just how far they had come since first facing off at Roland-Garros in the French Open quarter-finals in 2006.

  "Back in 2006, I don't think we would have thought we would be playing against each other on the same court at the Olympics," he added.

  "So, I think we will appreciate this match very much. I think our rivalry and I think for the sport itself.

  "I think there was a lot of attention and interest directed from sports towards us. It is unfortunate for him that he wasn't at his best, but I did everything I could to make him feel uncomfortable."

  Djokovic will face Germany’s Dominik Koepfer in the next round. 

• Djokovic overcomes Nadal in Olympics 'last dance'

  Novak Djokovic overcame great foe Rafael Nadal at the Paris Olympics in what might be the final instalment of their captivating rivalry.

  Nadal looked down and out midway through the second set, but the 14-time French Open champion has plenty of history at Roland-Garros and did not go down without a fight.

  Ultimately, though, Djokovic just had too much, and prevailed 6-1 6-4 to take his place in the third round. 

  Djokovic dominated the opening set, needing just 39 minutes to nose himself ahead in the 60th contest between these two greats, and the first since the 2022 French Open.

  It was just the third time Nadal had won only one game in a completed set at Roland-Garros, and the first time since a 2015 French Open quarter-final against Djokovic.

  Djokovic seemed to be cruising towards a routine victory as he stormed into a 4-0 lead in the second set, yet Nadal's magnificent levels of resilience came to the fore as the Spaniard reeled off four straight games to draw level at 4-4.

  The Serbian eventually wrestled back control, capitalising on a fourth break point to go 5-4 up and, after a long return from Nadal, Djokovic served out for the match to bring what could be the last match of this incredible rivalry to a close.

  Data Debrief: The last dance

  Nadal, who is also in doubles action in Paris with Carlos Alcaraz, came into this with a big edge at Roland-Garros over Djokovic, holding an 8-2 head-to-head record at the venue, with that including three French Open final victories.

  This duo are the first male players to face each other 60 times in the Open Era, and if it was to be their last dance, at least Nadal made a fist of it.

  Djokovic was the stronger player throughout, though, despite that second-set fightback from Nadal, and the world number two is the player with the most match wins against a single opponent in the Open Era (31).

  He is also the first player to win 15 men's singles matches at the Olympics since tennis returned to the summer programme in 1988.

• Superb Swiatek progresses at Paris Olympics

  Iga Swiatek made light work of home hope Diane Parry to make it into round three at the Paris Olympics.

  A four-time grand slam champion at Roland-Garros, Swiatek loves operating on the clay courts in the French capital, and she was in dominant form on Monday.

  The world number one triumphed 6-1 6-1 in under 75 minutes to see off Parry, who made 24 unforced errors, and tee up a third-round tie with Xiyu Wang of China.

  Not that Swiatek needed much help - the Pole struck 13 winners and did not give up a single break point, and she looks good for a deep run at her second Olympics, having slipped out in the second round in Tokyo three years ago.

  Swiatek's Polish compatriot Magda Linette, however, succumbed to Italy's Jasmine Paolini.

  The French Open and Wimbledon runner-up prevailed 6-4 6-1.

  Data Debrief: Swiatek's home away from home

  Swiatek is the fourth player since the turn of the century to win more than 20 consecutive clay court matches (21), after Serena Williams (28), Justine Henin (27) and Maria Sharapova (21).

  She has also won her last 23 matches at Roland-Garros, where she is undefeated in 1,145 days.