Novak Djokovic cemented his exceptional position with his triumph at the ATP Finals. The 36-year-old wants to go one better in the Davis Cup before he also sets his sights on the 2024 Olympics.
Novak Djokovic still hasn’t had enough. The scenes of his spectacular Turin triumph flickered in gigantic proportions from the Kula skyscraper in Belgrade, and the Serbian icon was already setting his sights on the next goal.
“I would really like to win the Davis Cup with Serbia. It’s an important week for us as a sporting nation,” said the insatiable before the start of the finals in Malaga on Tuesday.
Instead of finally giving his highly stressed body and mind a break after a sensational season with three Grand Slam titles and the coup at the ATP Finals, the exceptional talent is chasing more silverware in the traditional team competition.
“We won the title in 2010. It’s one of my best memories on the tennis court,” said Djokovic, who had another on Monday immediately after his impressive 6:3, 6:3 final win at the Pala Alpitour against local hero Jannik Sinner was able to celebrate the milestone. The major record champion entered his 400th week as number one in the world rankings.
Djokovic: “This has never happened before”
“This has never happened in history. Someone will break it at some point, but hopefully it will stay that way for a long time,” said Djokovic, whose best score was also lit up on LED screens on the 168-meter-high tower in his hometown of Belgrade.
But his demonstration of power against Sinner also reverberated in Italy, France and Spain. She found it “cannibalistic”. Gazzetta dello Sport the achievement was recognized as the “undisputed champion”. The world the number one and the AS even thought he was in “another galaxy”.
Despite more than 180 million US dollars in prize money, despite 24 Grand Slam victories and a multitude of records, Djokovic does not lose the drive.
One day he wanted to have more time for his family, he said, for his children Tara and Stefan, with whom he enjoyed the moments after the triumph in Turin. “I still love competition,” said Djokovic, but also: “And of course, winning tournaments and being the best in the world.”
Djokovic looks ahead: “Four Slams and Olympic gold”
The perfectionist never runs out of goals. The coming season offers special opportunities. “You can win four Slams and Olympic gold,” Djokovic noted. And already marked the Summer Games in Paris in bold.
Because in contrast to his long-time rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, he is still missing a gold medal from the world event – Djokovic will do everything he can to change that.
2023-11-20 18:55:59
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