Tennis superstar
The 2024 Olympics is a big goal for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic celebrates after his victory in Turin. photo
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Novak Djokovic has won almost everything in his career. The only thing he is missing is success – and that is the Serb’s big goal for 2024.
The Olympic Games in Paris are for tennis superstars Novak Djokovic will have a very special motivation in the coming year.
“They are definitely one of the big goals, just like the four Grand Slams,” said Djokovic after winning the ATP Finals in Turin, looking ahead to 2024. “It will be a very busy calendar and challenging schedule with a view to that we switch from the slowest surface to the fastest and then back to the slowest,” said Djokovic.
At the end of May/beginning of June there will be the French Open on clay, then Wimbledon on grass at the beginning of July. Around two weeks later, the Olympic tennis tournament begins, which will again be played on clay at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. “This will be a very challenging phase,” said Djokovic, who remains highly motivated despite all his successes. “I always have the highest ambitions and goals. It won’t be any different next year,” said the world number one.
Djokovic is still missing gold at the Olympics in his impressive career. The Serb won bronze in Beijing in 2008, after which he remained without a medal in London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. In Tokyo two years ago, Djokovic lost in the semifinals against eventual Olympic champion Alexander Zverev.