The big title missing from the palmares of Novak Djokovic It is the gold medal in the Olympic Games, a title that escaped him in the last edition of the great event in world sport when he came close to victory against the German, Alexander Zverev, in Tokyo 2021.
The native of Belgrade dominated the German by a set and a break in the semi-final duel held in Japan, but the Balkan player disconnected for the return of the German, who took the victory 1-6, 6-3 and 6- 1.
The 24 Grand Slam champion would compete with the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta for bronze, but the Iberian would take the victory, which he recalled in a recent interview with “Eurosport”.
Pablo Carreño: I knew it was going to be mentally tough for Djokovic
“I was very focused from the beginning, knowing what I had to do and knowing that maybe he was going to be more affected by the loss in the semi-finals than me because his goal was to win gold.
“He was going to the Olympics to win gold, which was the only thing he had left to do to complete his immense list of achievements,” Carreno Busta told Eurosport about a dejected Djokovic again at the Olympics after a heavy defeat.
“I knew it was going to be tough for him mentally and it’s true that he started the match as if he wanted to go very fast, as if he wanted to say to himself: ‘Well, I’m the best, I’m going to win and that’s it, I’m going to get rid of this man quickly’,” added the Spanish tennis player.
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