Djokovic and the Games: “I have to think about it. I'm 50% going”

Novak Djokovic is already at the top with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal. Twenty Grand Slams each after the Serb conquered Wimbledon for the sixth and third time in a row. Matteo Berrettini succumbed in the final 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4 and 6-3. “It was more than a battle. The game was tough and it is certain that Matteo, the 'Italian hammer' will have a great career,” he praised. “I must pay a great tribute to Rafa and Roger because they are the two tennis players who have demanded the most of me. They are the reason that I am here. They have made me improve physically, mentally or technically. I have played the best games of my career against them. The last few years have been incredible for me since I really got into the fight for the Grand Slams in 2011, but this won't stop here “, The Serbian explained about the feeling of matching Nadal and Federer.

With the titles of Australia, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Djokovic opens the door to complete the Grand Slam (the big four) in a year and even the Golden Slam with the Olympic gold, because he will play in Tokyo. “I hope I can do it, I'm going to work for it. I'm in good shape and playing at the highest level in the Grand Slams is what I try,” he warned. Djokovic also revealed a secret: “Winning Wimbledon was always my dream as a child. When I was seven I made myself a glass like this (he said looking at the one in his hands) with what I found and now I have six, it's incredible. “

“The Games? I have to think about it.”

At the press conference after the award ceremony, Djokovic questioned his participation in the Tokyo Olympics (July 23 to August 8), which was taken for granted. “I have to think about it. My plan has always been to go to the Games, but right now I'm a bit divided. I'm at a 50% chance from what I've heard these last few days.” The Balkan appreciates several problems in the sports event, among them that there is no public: “It is a shame to hear that. I have also heard that there are going to be many restrictions in the Olympic village. Surely you cannot see other athletes live. I can't even go with my stringer, who is a very important part of my team “. If he decides not to go, the possibility of him completing the Golden Slam (winning the four majors and the Olympic gold in the same year) would disappear and he would have to wait for Paris 2024, an event to which he would already attend with 37 years.

Djokovic quotes Michael Jordan

“I have been very fortunate to be very strong in the decisive moments of the biggest tennis tournaments in my career. I have also lost Grand Slam finals where I felt I was close to winning them. As Michael Jordan said, I failed, failed and failed, and that's why I succeeded in the end “Djokovic said when asked about his accomplishments. “It is a learning process, a learning curve. The more times you spend it, the more times you experience it on a tennis court, the more comfortable you are in these situations, “he added.