All eyes now will be on Novak Djokovic and his fierce rival Rafael Nadal in their quest to bring glory to their respective countries in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The men's tennis’ winningest Grand Slam player is heading to Paris.
24-time major champion Novak Djokovic will play in the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024, the Serbian Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday, June 18.
Djokovic will be joined on Team Serbia by world No. 56 Dušan Lajovic.
That means the former world no. 1 will compete in his fifth Olympics, weeks removed after withdrawing from the quarterfinals of the 2024 Roland Garros after medical results revealed the 37-year-old suffered a torn medial meniscus injury in his right knee.
Two weeks ago, Djokovic confirmed he had undergone an operation on his knee and that it “went well”, but gave no timeframe for his return.
The Serbian tennister won in the grass-court major tournament a record seven times, with his last triumph coming in 2022.
Nole captured bronze in his first try in Beijing 2008, before suffering back-to-back losses to 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio editions respectively.
In Tokyo 2020, Djokovic lost in the the bronze-medal match against Spain's Pablo Carreno-Busta.
Story summary:
- Novak Djokovic, the record-holder for most men's tennis Grand Slam titles, confirmed his participation in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 alongside fellow Serbian player Dušan Lajovic.
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Despite recovering from a knee injury that forced him to withdraw from the 2024 Roland Garros quarterfinals, Djokovic underwent successful surgery and is set to compete in his fifth Olympic Games.
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Djokovic, a former world number one and winner of seven Wimbledon titles, aims to add to his Olympic achievements after winning a bronze in Beijing 2008 and narrowly missing medals in subsequent editions.
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