24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has his sights set on a significant achievement, the last major milestone he is yet to achieve in his already illustrious tennis career, an Olympic gold medal. Djokovic was named the 2023 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for his outstanding exploits last year, which included titles at the Australian Open, French Open and US Open. He also won the Western & Southern Open, Paris Masters and the ATP Finals and finished 2023 as world No. 1. Serbian players will be competing at the upcoming Paris Olympics aiming to add a gold medal to their illustrious trophy cabinet. ,
“I hope I can play my best tennis at the Olympics,” Djokovic told reporters after being honored with the Sportsman of the Year honor for the fifth time at the Laureus Awards, as quoted by Olympics.com.
The world No. 1 said he sees the French Open, Wimbledon, the Paris 2024 Olympics and the US Open as the “most important blocks of tournaments” in 2024, with a particular emphasis on his fifth Olympic appearance.
“At the end of the day, who knows if I’ll get another chance to play in the Olympic Games, they only come every four years. I said recently that I really want to play at least until the LA Olympic Games.” Wanted to have [in 2028], but you never know at this stage. What could happen or how far can I go,” he said.
The 36-year-old won a bronze medal at Beijing 2008, however, the Serbian failed to make the podium in three more Olympic Games.
“I will try to use this opportunity as best as I can,” Djokovic said. He plans to play the Rome Masters before Roland-Garros, which starts on May 25.
“If I didn’t think [a gold medal] If it were possible, I probably wouldn’t have been able to play the Olympic Games. You have to believe that everything is possible in life,” Djokovic said of his pending fifth Olympic appearance.
“The Olympic Games is the oldest and most prestigious sporting event in the history of sport. It is a great honor to represent Serbia at the Olympic Games. I hope to stay healthy and fit,” the world No. 1 said.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Topics mentioned in this article
| Denial of responsibility! Thelocalreport.in is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us.The content will be deleted within 24 hours. |
