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Renowned analyst reveals Novak Djokovic’s next goals

Renowned analyst reveals Novak Djokovic’s next goals

Just when he seemed to be going through the worst of his career, Novak Djokovic silenced his critics and won the gold medal at the Paris Olympic GamesThe 24-time Grand Slam champion achieved a legendary feat that shocked athletes from other sports.

Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic© Matthew Stockman / Staff Getty Images Sport

The former world number one won the gold medal in Paris without dropping a single set, a feat that almost no one expected at the age of 37. Novak was at a clear disadvantage against the four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final, because the Spaniard is much younger and had beaten him soundly in the final of the Wimbledon tournament a few weeks earlier.

After his victory, the 37-year-old from Belgrade burst into tears and ran to hug his family. Djokovic has celebrated a lot in recent days and he achieved one of the most special victories of his entire career. The Serbian champion has decided to skip the Masters 1000 in Montreal and Cincinnatibecause he needed to recharge his batteries after the efforts of the last few weeks. Djokovic will return directly to the US Open, where he will have to defend his title won last year. Nole will try to win his 25th Major, which would allow him to break another record by beating Margaret Court.

Nole is still competitive

Many fans and insiders are wondering whether Serbian legend Novak Djokovic will still be hungry after winning the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. During the show “Sans Filet” on Winamax TV, the renowned analyst Benoît Maylin spoke about Nole’s future: “Djokovic will be all the more dangerous because he has nothing to prove, he has this thirst for competition in his blood, he is not 37, he is 10 years younger, and he still has three goals: to win a 25th Grand Slam, to beat Connors’ record of 108 titles (109 in reality), he has 99, and why not win a second gold medal in Los Angeles at 41. It seems impossible but this word does not exist in Novak Djokovic’s vocabulary..”

The Serbian champion decided not to play in Cincinnati, where he won the title last year by beating Carlos Alcaraz in an epic final.

Speaking on the Tennis Channel, former doubles champion and top analyst Pam Shriver Speaking about Djokovic: “Actually, in the middle of the gold medal match, when I saw the level and what he put into it, the emotions afterwards, one of the things I thought was, ‘No, we won’t see him again before the US Open“I think it makes perfect sense, he’s preserving his body, he’s managing it. Good decision. Even though it was the most memorable straight-out-of-three match of last year – that marathon final against Carlos Alcaraz.”

Many people think that Nole’s career is almost over, although the Serbian legend has not ruled out playing until Los Angeles 2028After his victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics, many legends and former players have called Djokovic the greatest tennis player of all time.

Former ATP ace Evgeny Kafelnikov paid tribute to Nole on social media: “There’s no doubt that Novak is the greatest tennis player of all time, that’s for sure. You can’t put him on the same level as Michael Jordan… I don’t think so, because I grew up idolizing the greatest athlete of all time, which was Michael Jordan. All I wanted to do was watch him play live. To me, he’s still number one, but Novak is definitely in the top 3 greatest athletes of all timewithout a doubt – all the accomplishments, the records he broke, the titles he won.

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Due to his decision to skip Cincinnati, the 24-time Grand Slam champion could cede second place in the ATP rankings to Alcaraz if the Spaniard reaches at least the quarter-finals in Ohio.

Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic © Getty Images Sport – Clive Brunskill

At a press conference in Montreal this week, world number 1 Jannik the Fisherman “I understand his reaction of course, but I think he understands it better than anyone. He did his best to get this medal, which was the last thing he should have done. He knew it in his head. He was close to it many times, winning bronze or fourth place many times,” Djokovic said of the Paris triumph.

This year was his year, and it was a really beautiful scene to see how much it meant to him. And then there’s Carlos’ reaction afterwards. It’s the same reaction, but in reverse. We work for this kind of thing, for success.. It’s very beautiful to see.” The final of the Paris Olympics was perhaps the best match of the year so far.