Novak Djokovic has won every top tennis competition with one notable exception: the gold medal.
The Serbian sensation was the hot favourite to win the gold at the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo (2021). However, he didn’t manage to conquer the elusive title, to his great disappointment.
Soon after winning Wimbledon, Djokovic comments:
“Somehow, it’s been coming in cycles for 10 years, that gold medal for Serbia is missing. I dream about it, the reason I didn’t get to it is maybe that I was stressing too much about it. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future.”
The next Olympic Games will be staged in Paris in 2024 and Novak will have another opportunity to have a go at the gold medal.
“The next Olympics is in Paris, it will be played on clay. I know well the club where it will be played, there is still a lot of time until then, two more years, I am old in the sports sense, now I need more time to take care of my body and stay healthy both mentally and physically, to have that longevity in my career. I don’t have a limit and a limit when I would like to finish,” he added.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWLWLWWW At the moment ranked no.7, the Serbian played his last match on the 10th of July when he defeated world no.45 Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Wimbledon to win his 88th career title.
Currently, during this year Djokovic has managed to achieve a composed 23-5 match record. The Serbian clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Rome and in Wimbledon. Djokovic was the finalist in Belgrade.
Novak Djokovic |
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