Novak Djokovic’s bid for ‘Golden Slam’ in doubt

On Jul 12, 2021

Novak Djokovic’s bid for a ‘Golden Slam’ is in doubt after the Wimbledon champion said he was ‘50-50’ about whether to go to the Tokyo Olympics.

The world number one beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to retain his Wimbledon crown and win a third Grand Slam of the year.If he was to win Olympic gold and then the US Open title, he would become the first man to complete a ‘Golden Slam’.

“I’ll have to think about it,” Serb Djokovic said of his Olympic plans. Germany’s Steffi Graf is the only player to complete a ‘Golden Slam’, which she achieved in 1988.

Djokovic had always planned to go to Tokyo but the fact it was announced last week that fans would not be allowed to attend because of a spike in coronavirus infections has affected his thinking.

“Right now I’m a little bit divided. It’s kind of 50-50 because of what I heard in the last couple days.”

(BBC)