Hamad Medjedovic recalls how ‘every street’ in Serbia was ’empty’ when idol Novak Djokovic was playing Olympic final against Carlos Alcaraz

Hamad Medjedovic said every Serbian fan was rooting for Novak Djokovic when he was playing in the final at the Paris Olympics.

Hamad Medjedovic recalls how ‘every street’ in Serbia was ’empty’ when idol Novak Djokovic was playing Olympic final against Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz, Hamad Medjedovic, Novak Djokovic (Images via Imago, Wikipedia)

Hamad Medjedovic recalled the time when compatriot Novak Djokovic reached his first Olympic final and took on Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros. Every fan in Serbia was rooting for Djokovic, who later emerged as the champion with a straight-set win. 

That was the only big title the 37-year-old had failed to win before the Paris Olympics. The bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics was his first in the quadrennial tournament. 

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But at a time when tennis players give more importance to Grand Slam events, Djokovic called the win in Paris his biggest achievement. Medjedovic also feels the same as he pointed out how Djokovic was waiting to accomplish the Career Golden Slam to further solidify his status as a legend of the game. 

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I remember when Djokovic and Alcaraz were playing, all the streets were empty. You could only hear the screams, the voices of people screaming. I think that in recent years, in sporting terms, this is the greatest result we have achieved. Everyone was waiting for him to win. Obviously, he did everything, except that one. We were all very happy after his victory.
Hamad Medjedovic told ATPTour.com

Djokovic also received a grand welcome in Serbia as thousands of fans thronged the street to greet the 24-time Grand Slam champion, who waved at them from the Belgrade City Hall Balcony. The Serb also shared the video on X which has garnered over 2 million views. 

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Hamad Medjedovic feels the Challenger Tour is scary 

Hamad Medjedovic played the Challenger Cary and got knocked out of the tournament in the Round of 16 after a straight-set loss to America’s Tristan Boyer. He is also playing doubles with Duje Ajdukovic and the pair is scheduled to clash with Luke Johnson and Ariel Behar on August 14th.

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Hamad Medjedovic (Image via Imago)

During the same interview with ATPTour.com, Medjedovic talked about the importance of the Challenger Tour. He feels the Challenger Tour is a platform to make the players a better version of themselves. 

I think the Challenger Tour is the level that everyone has to go through in order to get to the ATP, the level we are all aiming for. I think the level on the Challenger Tour is pretty scary. 
Hamad Medjedovic said

The previous big tournament Medjedovic played was the Wimbledon Championships in June. He entered the SW19 as a Qualifier but failed to get past Beibit Zhukayev in his second match of the Qualifier round. 

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