“Rare moments when I get to hold it,” Novak Djokovic reveals instead of him, his kids slept with the Olympic gold medal

In a recent interview, Novak Djokovic was asked whether, like many athletes, he too slept with the Olympic gold medal.

“Rare moments when I get to hold it,” Novak Djokovic reveals instead of him, his kids slept with the Olympic gold medal

Novak Djokovic with his family after winning the Olympic gold (Images via X, Imago)

Novak Djokovic is finally an Olympic gold medalist. All the odds were stacked against him when he played his second final of the season on Sunday (August 4). But a determined Djokovic, chasing his first gold in his possible last Olympics, beat Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in Paris to script history. 

Even though he has been going out wearing the medal in Paris, he doesn’t get enough chances to hold the coveted prize, thanks to his kids. In a recent interview, Djokovic was asked whether, like many athletes, he too slept with the medal. 

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My kids did, they took it. These are rare moments when I get to hold it in my hands. 
Novak Djokovic said 

Djokovic’s kids were in the stands of Court Philippe-Chatrier to watch their dad play against the 21-year-old. His daughter, Tara, even held a board with the words, “Dad is the best” to support him. 

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Author of Novak Djokovic’s biography Mark Hodgkinson reveals the secret behind the Serb’s success

The Olympic gold was Novak Djokovic‘s first title this season, as before it, he was able to play just the Wimbledon final. In the tournaments he participated in this year, his performance was mediocre, and even in an ATP 250 event, he faltered.

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Novak Djokovic (Image via Imago)

After his Olympic gold, the author of his biography, Mark Hodgkinson, who wrote ‘Searching for Novak: The Man Behind the Enigma‘, revealed why the Serb is so successful. 

I think on the mental side, his strength comes from the fact that he’s worked very, very hard on this. Lots of people say to him, 'You were born with this'. But actually, he dedicates as much time and as much effort to working on his mind as working on his body. Novak has put as much work into that as he has into the technical stuff on his body. I think it was his dad who said 95 percent of tennis is in his mind.
Mark Hodgkinson told Tennis Majors 

As his biggest goal of the season was to clinch more major titles and Olympic gold, he tried to give his best in those tournaments. At Roland Garros, he struggled but survived until the meniscus tear did not allow him to compete anymore. 

Then came Wimbledon, and he lost in straight sets to Carlos Alcaraz. After this defeat, there were discussions about whether the Serb’s form was finally on the decline. Now the tennis fraternity is debating about whether the 37-year-old will be fit to play the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, thanks to his strong show in the Paris Olympics final. 

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