Novak Djokovic still haunted by loss to Alexander Zverev

[Topspin_80]

There are some people, specially djoko fans, who think an Olympic gold is close to worthless.

But by the way every tennis player and his brother want to go to the Olympics representing their countries, normal people would think that
tennis players set great store on a possible olympic medal.

When you have some very patriotic player like Novak, you know that he wants it, he wants it badly.

In this article you will have a clear vision of what an olympic medal means for Djokovic.

I'm 100% positive, that his main goal for 2024 is the Olympics, and not just a medal, he already has one, but a gold medal to take it to Serbia.

“An Olympic medal, especially gold, is always a big wish,” Djokovic, who will be 36 at the time of the Paris Games, told Radio Television of Serbia in an interview.

“I rewound my match with Zverev in Tokyo many times, trying to figure out what went wrong,” he said.

“I played superbly up to that point, but I did feel I was running on fumes, both mentally and physically.”

www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-still-haunted-by-loss-to-alexander-zverev/ar-AA1eUHYF?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=4e70dbac01a4415af9baf272194917c5&ei=8

 

[Shaolin]

Just wants it because he hasn't won it and has won everything else 50 times.

 

[Topspin_80]

Just wants it because he hasn't won it and has won everything else 50 times.

Djokovic lives a few km away from Nice, he's never won the Nice ATP tournament, and he's not planning to either
play it or win it.

 

[Julius Caesar]

Djokovic would give his two hands for an olympic gold

 

[The_Order]

Just wants it because he hasn't won it and has won everything else 50 times.

Nope. The idiot sawed his racquets in 2008 when Nadal beat him. He had one major at the time...

 

[Rebel-I.N.S]

People are lying to themselves if they don’t think Djokovic is desperate for an OSGM.

 

[Topspin_80]

His loss in London 2012 devastated him.

TENNIS star Novak Djokovic was so upset after missing out on a medal at the London Games that he cut his racquets into pieces with a saw.
Head of the Serbian Olympic Committee Vlade Divac told Vesti Online the Djokovic made a personal apology for his performance.

“I never saw anyone have such energy to fight for a medal for Serbia. It is contagious. After the match I came to (Djokovic). You know what he was doing? He was so miserable, he was cutting up his racquets with a saw," Divac told Vesti Online.

"That is not someone who doesn’t care about the result. His main goals were Roland Garros and the Olympic Games. He said, ‘Vlade, I’m sorry.’ I told him, ‘You don’t have to apologise for anything, you’re a champion and always will be.’”

https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-cut-his-racquets-to-pieces-after-failing-to-medal-at-the-london-olympics/news-story/a30829f8f558f0e8ee3410c07b8a896e

 

[Topspin_80]

Djokovic would give his two hands for an olympic gold

Back in 1992 the IOC changed the rules regarding professionals not being allowed to compete at the Olympics.

That was a revolution.

The USA started assembling the greatest basketball team ever.

At that time Jordan and Pipen were ruling the NBA.

When word came out that NBA players would be allowed to play, everybody signed up.

Every single top player wanted in.

The list was impressive: Jordan, Pipen, Barkley, Malone, Stockton, Drexler, Isiah Thomas, Dave Robinson, Pat Ewing,
Larry Bird, Magic Johnson had retired but he came back for the Olympics.

That much value all these great players placed on the Olympics.

Deny the importance of the Olympics, is pure foolishness.

 

[GabeT]

He’ll have to settle and just have:

The slam record
Weeks at number 1 record
YE1 record
Masters record


Pitiful career!

 

[Federev]

He’ll have to settle and just have:

The slam record
Weeks at number 1 record
YE1 record
Masters record


Pitiful career!

If Murray can win Olympic gold Novak can at 36.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Just wants it because he hasn't won it and has won everything else 50 times.

That's just stupid. Billions watch the Olympics every 4 years and kids dream of winning an Olympic gold for their country in whichever sport whether swimming, gymnastics, sailing, tennis, judo, weightlifting etc. You are the pride of the nation. Slams are the pinnacle in tennis but Olympic Gold is universal.

Just ask Monica Puig and how monumental her Olympic Gold medal was for Puerto Rico. More than if she ever won a slam in tennis.

 

[nolefam_2024]

I hope Nole will have one Gold next year. We are still waiting for him to finish this thing like messi fans for a decade now.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

I don’t think anyone is gonna looks at Djokers resume and go “nope he can’t be goat cause he doesn’t have a best of three sets Olympic gold”. Djoker could have retired 2 years ago and still be GOAT

 

[nolefam_2024]

I don’t think anyone is gonna looks at Djokers resume and go “nope he can’t be goat cause he doesn’t have a best of three sets Olympic gold”. Djoker could have retired 2 years ago and still be GOAT

He is the Undisputed GOAT. No one can dare question that now.
But the Olympics Gold is his biggest hole in the resume and its something I hope he wins.

 

[Backspin1183]

Zverev would have beaten PCB. Djokovic got unlucky having to play PCB right after losing to Zverev.

 

[Beulah Jesus]

He can still try again at the next Games.

 

[Topspin_80]

I don’t think anyone is gonna looks at Djokers resume and go “nope he can’t be goat cause he doesn’t have a best of three sets Olympic gold”. Djoker could have retired 2 years ago and still be GOAT

This thread is not about Novak being the goat.

It is about the pain he endured not being able to get something he really wanted.

Don't ever forget that Novak lost his chances to get the CYGS by way of overplaying.

He shoulda never ever played the Olympics, he shoulda saved all his energy for New York.

Even Srdjan told him not to go, but he did, and ended up losing both, Olympics and CYGS, double whammy.

 

[The_Order]

Back in 1992 the IOC changed the rules regarding professionals not being allowed to compete at the Olympics.

That was a revolution.

The USA started assembling the greatest basketball team ever.

At that time Jordan and Pipen were ruling the NBA.

When word came out that NBA players would be allowed to play, everybody signed up.

Every single top player wanted in.

The list was impressive: Jordan, Pipen, Barkley, Malone, Stockton, Drexler, Isiah Thomas, Dave Robinson, Pat Ewing,
Larry Bird, Magic Johnson had retired but he came back for the Olympics.

That much value all these great players placed on the Olympics.

Deny the importance of the Olympics, is pure foolishness.

Guess which one of the big 3 have an Olympic gold in singles and which two don't...

Guess which fanbases of big 3 say it isn't important...

 

[Fiero425]

Djokovic would give his two hands for an Olympic Gold.

That's what is so sad! Nole wants all of the possible awards out there! I personally thought it insane to travel halfway around the planet for something as insignificant as an OGM! It ruined his energy for completing his CYGS in 2021! As a fan who appreciated his kicking the pedestal out from underneath Fedal even though the Tennis Intelligentsia won't stop insisting that tennis begins and ends w/ them no matter the record Novak has over them! I was more happy about him taking his 2nd & 3rd FO! I think that was "waaayyyy" more important, getting a triple CGS! Nadal has a double and Federer only 1! Just another stat to separate him from the "riff raff!" I didn't think it possible to own another YE #1 even w/o the restrictions! He's likely to end his career w/ 2 or 3 more YE #1's over them!

 

[Torben]

Back in 1992 the IOC changed the rules regarding professionals not being allowed to compete at the Olympics.

That was a revolution.

The USA started assembling the greatest basketball team ever.

At that time Jordan and Pipen were ruling the NBA.

When word came out that NBA players would be allowed to play, everybody signed up.

Every single top player wanted in.

The list was impressive: Jordan, Pipen, Barkley, Malone, Stockton, Drexler, Isiah Thomas, Dave Robinson, Pat Ewing,
Larry Bird, Magic Johnson had retired but he came back for the Olympics.

That much value all these great players placed on the Olympics.

Deny the importance of the Olympics, is pure foolishness.

When you have these very wealthy superstars wanting the chance to play for an Olympic Gold Medal, it puts things into perspective.

There is something about an Olympic Gold Medal that is very hard to explain. It has to be the most sought after prize in sports. I think part of it has to do with the Olympics being held every 4 years and people having fewer chances to win the medal.

 

[Torben]

If Murray can win Olympic gold Novak can at 36.

Yes but he lost one of his chances at the 2012 London Olympics to funnily enough, Andy Murray in the semifinals.

 

[Airspun]

Djokovic lives a few km away from Nice, he's never won the Nice ATP tournament, and he's not planning to either
play it or win it.

Noice

 

[nolefam_2024]

This thread is not about Novak being the goat.

It is about the pain he endured not being able to get something he really wanted.

Don't ever forget that Novak lost his chances to get the CYGS by way of overplaying.

He shoulda never ever played the Olympics, he shoulda saved all his energy for New York.

Even Srdjan told him not to go, but he did, and ended up losing both, Olympics and CYGS, double whammy.

I respect Nole for going to Olympics. He went all in on golden slam. He got nothing but he could have gotten everything. You can't win if you don't play.

 

[onehandbh]

Federer will be forever haunted by having never beaten Leander Paes in singles. He is 0 - 1 against him.

Paes > Federer
Federer > Tsitsipas
therefore, Paes > Tsitsipas

Leander Paes vs. Roger Federer - Tennis Masters Series - Indian Wells | TennisLive.com

Leander Paes vs. Roger Federer - Tennis Masters Series - Indian Wells

www.tennislive.net

 

[Airspun]

I respect Nole for going to Olympics. He went all in on golden slam. He got nothing but he could have gotten everything. You can't win if you don't play.

Actually you can win if you don’t play. My aunt won $500 at a drawing she didn’t sign up for they just chose her randomly so she won and didn’t play

 

[MeatTornado]

This thread is not about Novak being the goat.
It is about the pain he endured not being able to get something he really wanted.

That's a super weird thing to make a thread about

 

[TimHenmanATG]

The only people who belittle Olympic tennis are Nole fans with non-objective reasoning.

It's funny, because Serbia has a somewhat chequered history since the break-up of Yugoslavia, so being unofficial ambassadors for their country is really important to Serbian sportspeople.

 

[Razer]

Djokovic deserves all the trolling in the world for being an idiot obsessed with some worthless gold medal at the olympics for Tennis, it is not like he is a sprinter/swimmer/pole vaulter/gymnast, in Tennis the olympics is an exhibition of no value, really pathetic of Novak to be so obsessed about a medal.

 

[Clay lover]

Both things can be true at the same time. The OG isn't too important objectively in a tennis context, but at the same time Djoko does value it a lot personally judging from his emotional reactions in the past two iterations.

 

[fundrazer]

I'm still kinda grumpy that Draftkings only gave me a 5$ free bet for their Olympics promo at the time. I fully expected a 25$ bet and intended to put it on Zverev. Think 2 days later I got another 25$ free bet cause I'm a degen and I put it on PCB. That was nice

 

[MichaelNadal]

Tennis was saved again

 

[nolefam_2024]

Tennis was saved again

Hopefully it won't be "saved" next year. Nole deserves to complete every single thing in tennis.

 

[Drob]

Just wants it because he hasn't won it and has won everything else 50 times.

No, I think back in 2016 he said it was as important as a Slam - words to that effect.

 

[Fiero425]

No, I think back in 2016 he said it was as important as a Slam - words to that effect.

Only in his head! If so important, why have we not heard much about the winners outside of Murray giving him consolation for blowing so many AO finals vs Novak!

 

[TheNachoMan]

Nadal hasn’t won WTF, Miami, Paris Masters and Shanghai
Federer didn't win Rome, Monte Carlo or the OGM
Djokovic is only missing the OGM

I won‘t deny the importance of the OGM, but he has by far the most rounded resume of the 3. He has the most to be proud of.

 

[DSH]

There are some people, specially djoko fans, who think an Olympic gold is close to worthless.

But by the way every tennis player and his brother want to go to the Olympics representing their countries, normal people would think that
tennis players set great store on a possible olympic medal.

When you have some very patriotic player like Novak, you know that he wants it, he wants it badly.

In this article you will have a clear vision of what an olympic medal means for Djokovic.

I'm 100% positive, that his main goal for 2024 is the Olympics, and not just a medal, he already has one, but a gold medal to take it to Serbia.

“An Olympic medal, especially gold, is always a big wish,” Djokovic, who will be 36 at the time of the Paris Games, told Radio Television of Serbia in an interview.

“I rewound my match with Zverev in Tokyo many times, trying to figure out what went wrong,” he said.

“I played superbly up to that point, but I did feel I was running on fumes, both mentally and physically.”

www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-still-haunted-by-loss-to-alexander-zverev/ar-AA1eUHYF?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=4e70dbac01a4415af9baf272194917c5&ei=8

There is an incorrect data with that information.
Djokovic will already have turned 37 when he takes part in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

 

[Mike Sams]

There are some people, specially djoko fans, who think an Olympic gold is close to worthless.

But by the way every tennis player and his brother want to go to the Olympics representing their countries, normal people would think that
tennis players set great store on a possible olympic medal.

When you have some very patriotic player like Novak, you know that he wants it, he wants it badly.

In this article you will have a clear vision of what an olympic medal means for Djokovic.

I'm 100% positive, that his main goal for 2024 is the Olympics, and not just a medal, he already has one, but a gold medal to take it to Serbia.

“An Olympic medal, especially gold, is always a big wish,” Djokovic, who will be 36 at the time of the Paris Games, told Radio Television of Serbia in an interview.

“I rewound my match with Zverev in Tokyo many times, trying to figure out what went wrong,” he said.

“I played superbly up to that point, but I did feel I was running on fumes, both mentally and physically.”

www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-still-haunted-by-loss-to-alexander-zverev/ar-AA1eUHYF?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=4e70dbac01a4415af9baf272194917c5&ei=8

No! It's because Zverev finally figured during that match that that he's a world class tennis player too and not a doormat.

 

[Mike Sams]

Hopefully it won't be "saved" next year. Nole deserves to complete every single thing in tennis.

Is Nole your family member?

 

[Mike Sams]

He’ll have to settle and just have:

The slam record
Weeks at number 1 record
YE1 record
Masters record


Pitiful career!

And also having lost his tiebreak streak, 10 year undefeated streak on Center Court, and the Wimbledon trophy all to the same guy named Carlos Alcaraz!

 

[Torben]

Djokovic deserves all the trolling in the world for being an idiot obsessed with some worthless gold medal at the olympics for Tennis

Hilarious!

 

[Kralingen]

Not enough people talking about the match itself which was a stunning, confusing palindrome of a match (1-6, 6-3, 6-1)

Djokovic had the match by the horns breadsticking Zverev and going up a break commandingly in the second… it was probably closer than that by level of play, but still, then something just… flipped. Djokovic got a little worse on return and then a lot worse on serve, Zverev took more chances with the FH, and ripped off 12 of 13 games. It was unreal. Best level I have ever seen Zverev play on an outdoor court anywhere. Simultaneously, Djokovic crumbled and collapsed, eerily reminiscent of his earlier years when he had heatstroke issues.

I have no clue what happened or why, all I know is Zverev elevated to somewhere new that day.

 

[CoolCoolCool]

 

[Torben]

It's because Zverev finally figured during that match that that he's a world class tennis player too and not a doormat.

He was in tough in the beginning but Zverev started hitting through Djokovic. Djokovic tried the old bathroom break trick between the 2nd and 3rd sets but that didn’t work either.

 

[MichaelNadal]

 

[Mike Sams]

He was in tough in the beginning but Zverev started hitting through Djokovic. Djokovic tried the old bathroom break trick between the 2nd and 3rd sets but that didn’t work either.

Djokovic took a 7 minute bathroom break after losing the third set against Alcaraz at Wimbledon too.
Rules say you're allowed 3 minutes (5 if you're changing clothes).

 

[Mike Sams]

Not enough people talking about the match itself which was a stunning, confusing palindrome of a match (1-6, 6-3, 6-1)

Djokovic had the match by the horns breadsticking Zverev and going up a break commandingly in the second… it was probably closer than that by level of play, but still, then something just… flipped. Djokovic got a little worse on return and then a lot worse on serve, Zverev took more chances with the FH, and ripped off 12 of 13 games. It was unreal. Best level I have ever seen Zverev play on an outdoor court anywhere. Simultaneously, Djokovic crumbled and collapsed, eerily reminiscent of his earlier years when he had heatstroke issues.

I have no clue what happened or why, all I know is Zverev elevated to somewhere new that day.

Zverev is a killer in best of 3. But he wilts in the majors. Must be the diabetes.

 

[Torben]

Djokovic took a 7 minute bathroom break after losing the third set against Alcaraz at Wimbledon too.
Rules say you're allowed 3 minutes (5 if you're changing clothes).

It’s a definite attempt at breaking Zverev’s momentum that is for sure.

 

[Topspin_80]

I respect Nole for going to Olympics. He went all in on golden slam. He got nothing but he could have gotten everything. You can't win if you don't play.

True.

But sometimes when you have 2 targets, and your energy is not what it used to be, you have to make decisions, and
often they are painful.

Tokyo was hot, heat is just about the worst natural element for Novak, and on top of that he wanted doubles as well.

That's is biting more than you can chew, but then hindsight is 20/20.

Anyway, that shows how much the Olympics means for Novak, and this coming 2024, he'll be there with all he's got.

 

[weakera]

He has zero chance to defeat Alcaraz at the games next year, even Nadal on 1 leg is generally better than Djokovic. He needs a really devastating injury for Djokovic to have a chance on clay.

 

[TheNachoMan]

even Nadal on 1 leg is generally better than Djokovic.

lol