Novak Djokovic Wants to Defend Gold at 2028 Olympics When He’s 41

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, who recently won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, wants to defend his title at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics when he is 41 years old.

Djokovic, competing in his fifth Olympics, won 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) against Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling final at Roland Garros. “This is probably the biggest sporting success I’ve ever had and the most special feeling,” Djokovic said.

According to him, carrying the flag at the opening ceremony at the 2012 Olympics was the best feeling he had ever had.

“Now at 37 years old and facing a 21-year-old who is probably the best player in the world right now, winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon back to back, I can say that this is probably the biggest sporting success I have ever had,” he said.

Victory in the Olympic final saw Djokovic join other top tennis players, such as Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Steffi Graf and Serena Williams.

The names above are tennis players who have won four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic singles gold medal, also known as the Golden Slam.

Her best performance at the Olympics came in 2008 in Beijing. At that time, she achieved bronze. Now, the tennis player who was born on May 22, 1987 wants to continue playing and does not rule out the possibility of trying to defend consecutive gold medals at the 2028 Olympics, when she is 41 years old.

However, his achievements in the Olympics are still inferior to Rafael Nadal, one of his toughest rivals so far. Nadal, the Spanish tennis player became the Olympic champion in 2008 and 2016.

“I want to play in Los Angeles, I enjoy playing for my country in the Olympics, in the Davis Cup,” said Djokovic, a 25-times Grand Slam winner.