Published on 07/31/2021

Croatia's Mate Pavić and Nikola Mektić beat Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig 6-4 3-6 10-6 in the Olympics men's doubles final to win their first-ever gold medal in tennis. It is for the first time in the pasty 108 years that the doubles representing the same country met in the tennis finals. Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell of New Zealand won the bronze. Croatia already had several olympic tennis medals in previos competitions: 2004 Doubles Bronze - Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić, 1992 Singles Bronze - Goran Ivanišević, 1992 Doubles Bronze - Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić.

Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic winning gold, Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig winning silver in the finals

Mate Pavić and Nikola Mektić, winners of gold medal

Marin Čilić and Ivan Dodig, winners of silver medal

| CROATIA - Gold | CROATIA - Silver | NEW ZEALAND - Bronze | Men's doubles tennis

Tennis: Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic of Croatia win gold in Men's doubles at Tokyo 2020

Mektic, Pavic jubilant to win Croatia's first tennis gold medal | Olympics Tennis

Croatia's Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic beat Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig 6-4 3-6 10-6 in the Olympics men's doubles final to win their first-ever gold medal in tennis. Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell of New Zealand won the bronze.

Croatia already had several olympic tennis medals in previos competitions:

2004 Doubles Bronze - Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic
1992 Singles Bronze - Goran Ivanisevic
1992 Doubles Bronze - Goran Ivanisevic and Goran Prpic

Croatia's Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic beat Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig 6-4 3-6 10-6 in the Olympics men's doubles final

to win their first-ever gold medal in tennis. Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell of New Zealand won the bronze.

The same Croatian tennis pair won the Wimbledon title in 2021.

Croatia - Wimbledon 2021, Mektic and Pavic match point