Serbian Novak Djokovic, world number one, confirmed his participation in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that will be held from July 23 to August 8.
The Balkan tennis player, who sowed doubt after winning the Wimbledon tournament a week ago, announced on social networks his presence in Tokyo to play the Olympic tournament.
“I cannot disappoint my friend Koujirou. I booked my flight to Tokyo and will proudly join the Serbian team to participate in the Olympics,” announced Djokovic.
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The Belgrade player has in hand the possibility of conquering the so-called Golden Slam. That is, the four Grand Slams and the Olympic gold medal in the same year.
Djokovic, who achieved his 20th major at Wimbledon, has also won Roland Garros and the Australian Open at 2021. He aspires to win everything in the pending course of playing the US Open and the Olympics.
Novak Djokovic will be the great claim of the 2020 Tokyo tennis tournament that will have neither the Spanish Rafael Nadal nor the Swiss Roger Federer who recently confirmed his absence.
The Austrian Dominik Thiem, the Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic, the Spanish Roberto Bautista, the Norwegian Casper Ruud, the Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka, the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov or the Italian Jannik Sinner, are other of the main confirmed casualties for the Games.
The Serbian aspires in Tokyo to his first gold in an Olympic Games. He was bronze in Beijing 2008. In Tokyo he will face his fourth Olympic participation.
JL
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