After heartbreak in Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, Djokovic simply would not be denied the one title that had eluded him for so long, winning 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in front of an enthralled crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Top seed Djokovic delivered one of the finest performances of his career to deny a man 16 years his junior and become only the fifth player to win all four singles Grand Slams and the Olympic title during a career.
Carlos Alcaraz made a heartbreaking confession as he explained why he was in floods of tears after losing the Olympics gold medal match to Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic won a bronze medal in singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finished just off the podium in fourth place in London in 2012, and experienced a devastating early exit in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.