Alex Corretja is confident in Novak Djokovic’s physical strength to overcome the upcoming Carlos Alcaraz challenge to win gold at the Paris Olympics

Alex Corretja believes that Novak Djokovic is physically ready for the gold challenge at the Paris Olympics.

Alex Corretja is confident in Novak Djokovic’s physical strength to overcome the upcoming Carlos Alcaraz challenge to win gold at the Paris Olympics

Alex Corretja and Novak Djokovic (Via Imago)

Former French tennis player Alex Corretja is confident in Novak Djokovic‘s quest for gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. The Serbian has secured a spot in the final against Carlos Alcaraz.

After a roller-coaster ride of a week, Nole finally will earn a memorable medal for his country. He started the Olympics remarkably well with a win over Matthew Ebden and Rafael Nadal. However, the next matches got a little harder for the Serbian as he struggled to finish those matches.

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Just before his semi-final match against Lorenzo Musetti, Djokovic shared that he was not happy with his knee and scared the fans for a moment. However, he continued to fight and won the semi-final in straight sets to book a Wimbledon rematch against Alcaraz for the Olympic glory.

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Heading into the matchup, Djokovic is happy and confident in his knee. He revealed that he is moving way better than he did at Wimbledon. Even Alex Corretja felt the same about Djokovic, showing his confidence in the Serbian to fight hard for gold. 

He will be ready. He moves much better than at Wimbledon. He knows how to deal with pressure. For him, winning at least silver is a good achievement, but he is looking for gold. He is gold himself. He is platinum.
Alex Corretja said via ABC.es.

Nothing other than an epic blockbuster is expected from these two. The last time, it was all Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic to win the Wimbledon. However, it is time for revenge and Djokovic is in better form to put up a fight to remember this time.

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The Olympics have not been kind to the Serbian, who won a bronze medal in 2008 but faced multiple setbacks in subsequent Games. This year, he made the Olympics his top priority and is now one match away from beating the Spaniard to claim the elusive gold missing from his trophy cabinet.

After his semi-final win, the Serbian expressed his emotions after the win. Nole usually lies on the ground after winning a tournament, but for the first time, he did so after a semi-final win, giving a hint what how special the Games are for him. He also cried after the victory, showing the world how much playing for his country means to him.

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