Novak Djokovic Reminisces About Olympic Gold Medal as He’s Dreaming of Playing in Los Angeles: “The Nicest Memory”

Novak Djokovic was last seen in action in the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters.

Novak Djokovic Reminisces About Olympic Gold Medal as He’s Dreaming of Playing in Los Angeles: “The Nicest Memory”

Novak Djokovic (Image via X/We Are Tennis France)

In Short
  • Novak Djokovic won his first Olympic gold medal in 2024 by defeating Carlos Alcaraz.
  • He withdrew from the Madrid Open due to injury and has not won a Big Title since his Olympic victory.
  • Djokovic is expected to compete at the French Open, where he is a three-time champion.

Novak Djokovic finally tasted glory at the Olympics when he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final in 2024. Before that year, he had never reached the final in the quadrennial tournament.

The Serb has yet to win another Big Title since that triumph. Djokovic recently attended the Laureus awards, held in Madrid, and during his interview with Olympics.com, he reminisced about the historic moment when he registered a straight-set victory over the seven-time Grand Slam champion.

Winning it at 37, probably the last best chance to win the Olympic gold, against Carlos, on centre court of Roland-Garros, was an incredible experience and something I’ll never forget, probably the nicest memory… Of course. I went back and watched it millions of times just by myself, with my kids, everybody.

Djokovic withdrew from the Madrid Open because of an injury. He also did not feature at the Miami Open and the Monte-Carlo Masters, and was last seen in action in the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters, where defending champion Jack Draper beat him in three sets.

Djokovic will play the French Open, but it’s unclear whether he will enter a tournament before the clay-court Major. Last year, he skipped the Italian Open and instead featured at the Geneva Open, where he ended his trophy drought by beating Hubert Hurkacz, becoming just the third man in the Open Era to win 100 or more ATP singles titles.

Djokovic, who played the semifinals of every Major last year, also reached the final of the Miami Open (lost to Jakub Mensik). He lifted his second title of the season at the Hellenic Championships by defeating Lorenzo Musetti.

Andy Murray on what he learned after coaching Novak Djokovic

Andy Murray, after hanging up his racket at the 2024 Paris Olympics, joined Novak Djokovic‘s team as his coach. The partnership, however, did not last for more than six months, as before the Geneva Open, Djokovic announced his split with his former rival. The three-time, during his interview with Sky Sports, talked about the things that he learned as a coach while working with his old foe.

Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (Image via X/#AusOpen)

I knew lots about Novak’s game. I played against him for years and studied his game. It was interesting to see what his day-to-day looked like in comparison to what I might have been doing and how those things differ. From a coaching perspective, it’s about how you communicate your message to the player that you’re working with and how to listen to them. I really think that having kids has helped me with that – learning to be more understanding and seeing something from another person’s point of view and perspective.

So far this season, Djokovic has played two tournaments. At the Australian Open, he overcame two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner in five sets in the semifinals, but in the final, he fell in four sets against Carlos Alcaraz.

After skipping the Middle East Swing, Djokovic played at the Indian Wells Masters. Last year in the Majors, Djokovic lost to Sinner at the French Open and at Wimbledon and to Alcaraz at the US Open. At the Australian Open, an injury forced him to hand the walkover to Alexander Zverev.

At present, the former World No.1 stands in fourth spot on the rankings table. He is expected to be back at the Roland Garros, where he is a three-time champion, last winning in 2023 by defeating Casper Ruud.

The last time Djokovic won a Grand Slam title was at the 2023 US Open against Daniil Medvedev. Since then, he has played two Major finals, at the 2024 Wimbledon and this year’s Australian Open, losing both to Alcaraz.

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