“It’s not even worth a conversation,” Andy Roddick disagrees with Novak Djokovic’s stance on Olympics gold medal as his biggest sporting success

Andy Roddick downplayed Novak Djokovic's claims and said a Grand Slam title was always a bigger deal than an Olympic gold medal.

“It’s not even worth a conversation,” Andy Roddick disagrees with Novak Djokovic’s stance on Olympics gold medal as his biggest sporting success

Andy Roddick (L) and Novak Djokovic (via Imago)

Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic declared that the gold medal he won at the 2024 Paris Olympics was his biggest sporting success. This comes from a man who has won 24 Grand Slam titles, seven ATP Finals titles, the Davis Cup, and a lot more. He said that representing his country and winning the gold medal supersedes any achievement of his.

Djokovic recounted his struggles to win an Olympic gold medal ever since he started playing tennis and claimed that this was his best sporting success. 

I thought in 2012, carrying the flag of my country in the opening ceremony was the best feeling an athlete could have – until today.  This supersedes everything that I imagined and hoped I could experience and feel...When I take everything into consideration, this is probably the biggest sporting success I’ve had in my career.
Novak Djokovic said after winning the gold medal in Paris

However, former American tennis ace and 2003 US Open champion Roddick believes otherwise. For him, a Grand Slam title holds much more importance than an Olympic gold medal. Roddick said that the comparison is not even worth a conversation.

Andy Roddick will happily take a Wimbledon title over an Olympic gold medal

Reviewing tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Andy Roddick put forth his viewpoint and said that while Novak Djokovic might feel that the Olympic gold medal is his biggest sporting success, he does not agree with the Serbian. The American said that he would happily take a Wimbledon title over an Olympic gold.

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Novak Djokovic (Image via Imago)
It’s not even worth a conversation. I think it’s each individual [choice]. I think if you ask people, is this [as] important as a Slam, and I certainly felt this pressure in 2004 [when asked], do you value this? Years later, I’m like no. It’s not even worth a conversation. I would have definitely taken a Wimbledon title instead of that, 100%. No chance [that the Olympics is on a par with a Grand Slam], like it’s not even worth a conversation.
Andy Roddick said (H/T: Tennis365)

Notably, Djokovic has reiterated time and again that the Olympics hold great importance for him. At the start of the year, he set his priorities straight by saying that he was looking to peak for the Summer Games. And this paid dividends for the 37-year-old, as he ‘completed tennis’ with the win.

The Serbian now has two Olympic medals in singles- one bronze medal which he won at the 2008 Beijing Games and the glittering gold medal that he won after defeating Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets in Paris.

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