Novak Djokovic’s golden dream
There isn’t much that Novak Djokovic hasn’t achieved in his career. He has won every grand slam at least once, became the first man in history to earn over $20 million in prize money within a season and has been at the top of the world rankings for 210 weeks (as of August 1st 2016). On the other hand, there is still one thing missing from his trophy cabinet, an Olympic gold.
The world No.1 will be participating in his third consecutive Olympics at Rio. In 2008 he won his first and so far only medal after defeating James Blake in the broke medal match. Four years later, Djokovic had to settle for fourth place in London after being edged out be Juan Martin Del Potro.
“I have already had the very unique experience of representing my country at the Olympics. I was part of two Games, in Beijing and London. And with the way the last couple of seasons have gone for me, I feel I can do very well Rio. The tennis will be played on a hard court, in the middle of the summer, when the conditions will be quite challenging for everybody in terms of heat and humidity.” Djokovic said in an interview with the Telegraph at the start of the year.
Djokovic has the chance of becoming only the second athlete and first man from his country to win an Olympic gold medal since Serbia’s independence in 2006. Taekwondo athlete Milica Mandić was the first in 2012.
