.Jul 28, 2024, 09:46 AM ETLESS THAN TWO hours after his disastrous reduction in the Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic was actually actually laser-focused on the remainder of the season.Djokovic, 37, had actually just been actually beat by Carlos Alcaraz 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4 ), his aspirations for a record-breaking 25th primary name postponed. Yet it was clear he was actually making an effort to go on as quickly as he could when he talked to media reporters at his news conference later that mid-day." Well, the Olympic Gamings and also United States Open are the two huge objectives for the rest of the year for me definitely," Djokovic stated. "I'm wishing I can be at my finest [for] those pair of tournaments. That's all I can easily claim at the moment." Editor's Picks2 RelatedDjokovic's response should barely happen as a surprise considering his basically unparalleled career which he is actually the defending champion at the United States Open. However he possesses never ever very possessed the same results at the Olympics. He enters his fifth Video games along with merely one award-- a singles bronze in 2008. Therefore today, pair of full weeks after his disappointing surface at Wimbledon, Djokovic is back in Paris wherefore may be his final Video games, along with his eyes bented on the something that has actually outruned him throughout his historic profession: Olympic gold.Djokovic opened up play at Roland Garros on Saturday along with a convincing 6-0, 6-1 success over Matthew Ebden. He will certainly next off play acquainted enemy Rafael Nadal in the 2nd round in chances of receiving one action closer to his dream." [It's therefore unique to be] portion of the earliest sporting activities event in the history of sporting activity," Djokovic said to the International Tennis Alliance in May. "Obviously winning a gold award or even gaining any kind of award for my country is actually a wonderful wish and dream. It is one of [my] ultimate concerns and targets for [this] period, there is actually clear about that." THERE'S BIT ELSE Djokovic hasn't achieved in tennis.Since transforming specialist in 2003, Djokovic has actually won the Australian Open 10 times (the absolute most by any type of gamer in the Open era), and also is a seven-time Wimbledon champ, four-time US Open champion and three-time French Open champion. He is actually matched with Margaret Court for the very most major single people labels in the sporting activity's background, and also he possesses the absolute most in the Open era.Djokovic has won 98 job single people headlines (as well as one in doubles) as well as has stored the planet No. 1 position for a consolidated 428 weeks-- another history. Djokovic even led Serbia to its 1st and also just Davis Cup label in Belgrade in 2010, one thing that he eventually contacted "the best sensation I ever invited my life as a ping pong player." Yet while he's regularly discussed how much it indicates to him to be capable to represent his country and also how much he appreciates the encounter of the Olympic Gamings, he's merely never ever had the ability to convert his common supremacy to sporting activity's biggest stage.Djokovic succeeded the bronze in 2008-- his sole Olympic award. AP Photo/Elise AmendolaDuring his Olympic debut in 2008 in Beijing, Djokovic was the No. 3 seed, responsible for Roger Federer and Nadal. Playing in a best-of-three-sets format-- a noticeable difference than the best-of-five-sets used by men in Grand Slams-- Djokovic spun by means of the draw up until Nadal, the ultimate gold champion, defeated him in the semifinals 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. In the bronze award fit, Djokovic exceeded James Blake 6-3, 7-6 (4 ). Djokovic, that had actually won his very first major title previously that period in Melbourne, could not conceal his excitement after the fit." [I'm] really pleased. I imply, to succeed any medal in the Olympics is actually a substantial success for any type of athlete I assume," Djokovic mentioned. "Few of the professional athletes receive a chance to win a medal. But also for me, this bronze, which I gained listed here, beams like a gold because I believe I've played pretty good tennis all event." Djokovic also participated in multiplies together with Nenad Zimonjic, but the pair dropped in the first round.In 2012, Djokovic, after that a five-time Slam champion, was actually named Serbia's flag-bearer for the opening ceremony. He defined it as "an out-of-body adventure" and a "huge satisfaction as well as responsibility and also honor." The competitors was kept at Wimbledon, where he had actually gained the label the year just before, however Djokovic dropped to resulting gold medalist Andy Murray in the semifinals. In the bronze-medal match he was up to Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets. Djokovic lost once more in the preliminary of increases, this time around with Viktor Troicki.Djokovic's loss in the semifinals at the 2021 Olympics was especially annoying, due to the fact that he had actually succeeded all 3 significant titles had that year. RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockFour years later the hard court in Rio, Djokovic was the top seed (as well as currently a 12-time significant champion) yet he was actually stunned by Del Potro in the preliminary. Djokovic as well as Zimonjic dropped in the 2nd sphere of doubles.But no reduction hurt more difficult than in 2021. Contending in the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Video games, Djokovic got there after winning all three of the year's Slams. He performed a pursuit to sign up with merely Steffi Graf in 1988 as the only ping pong gamers in record to achieve the "Golden Slam"-- all four significant headlines as well as an Olympic single people gold in the same season.But in the semifinals-- yet once more-- Djokovic had his desires slammed through ultimate gold champion Alexander Zverev. He had simply taken the 1st collection 6-1 yet after that won simply four activities in the final two collections. Factors evened the score much worse in the bronze award fit against Pablo Carreno Busta as Djokovic had a hard time to control his emotions, and also misused his racket on various events. He dropped the complement 6-4, 6-7 (6 ), 6-3, and afterwards withdrew coming from the mixed increases bronze-medal fit (along with Nina Stojanovic), slated to begin later that exact same time, pointing out a left side shoulder trauma. He had actually participated in seven matches in four days throughout draws and it appeared it had actually all reached him." I participated in under medications, extraordinary ache as well as exhaustion," Djokovic said.He never was able to obtain his period entirely back on the right track and dropped in the last of the US Open full weeks later to Daniil Medvedev, preventing his modified objective of the schedule Grand Slam." [It] was likewise [an] mentally incredibly requiring period for me in the last 5, 6 months," Djokovic said after the reduction. "Bangs and also Olympics ... Everything was converging for me below and type of collecting all the emotional states that I've been via. Unfortunately I really did not make it in the ultimate measure." DJOKOVIC NOW RETURNS to the Olympics in a radically various placement than he was in 3 years earlier. Certainly not only possesses he as yet to succeed a Bang this time, but he's as yet to gain a headline of any type of kind. It's his worst beginning to a period due to the fact that 2006. While he claimed he possesses no plans to retire, he recognizes opportunity is actually going out. He will definitely be 41 when the 2028 Olympics begin.And coming back to Roland Garros, the internet site of the French Open and also the Olympic competition, can also show challenging. He wounded his knee throughout the French Open in June as well as was forced to take out in advance of his quarterfinal suit. He undertook surgical operation for a torn medial curve in his appropriate knee on June 5, in the beginning leaving his standing for Wimbledon in doubt.Djokovic dropped to Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon in the ultimate earlier this month, as well as in 2023. AP Photo/Kirsty WigglesworthMany supposed he would pass up the grass-court event to concentrate on his recovery, and also continue instruction on clay-based in advance of the Olympics. But Djokovic got to the All of England Nightclub a week just before the principal draw started. After numerous productive as well as pain-free methods, he played and was impressive throughout his operate, presenting couple of signs of soreness or hampered movement." If a person informed me I would play [in the] Wimbledon ultimate three, four full weeks earlier, I will take it for certain," he said.Djokovic and also his peers have needed to quickly readjust to the reddish clay-based after devoting the past month on lawn. The surfaces could not be more various-- the clay is actually considerably slower than the grass-- and the means gamers proceed the courthouse is actually at the same time. It will certainly be actually challenging for even those without physical conditions or injuries. Perhaps partly due to this, Djokovic is going to just be playing in singles at these Games.But while Djokovic appeared exhausted and a little dejected after the Wimbledon ultimate, he was certainly not prevented." Let's see exactly how physically and also emotionally I'm mosting likely to feel. Hopefully I can locate the right ping pong due to the fact that I am actually heading to require all I possess as well as more to head to the final of the Olympic Gamings.".