"An Olympic medal, especially gold, is always a big wish" - Djokovic harbours main aspiration, looks to seal elusive gold medal in 2024

Novak Djokovic is still hopeful about getting a gold medal for Serbia with his next and probably last chance coming in Paris in 2024 when he'll be 38 years old.

Novak Djokovic looked pretty good in Tokyo where many expected him to win the gold medal but he stumbled against eventual champion Alexander Zverev. It was an odd match where Djokovic cruised in the opening set but unexplainably collapsed in the next two to lose it. He never won gold for Serbia and it's still a huge wish for him:

“An Olympic medal, especially gold, is always a big wish. I rewound my match with Zverev in Tokyo many times, trying to figure out what went wrong. I played superbly up to that point, but I did feel I was running on fumes, both mentally and physically.”

His next chance will come in Paris in 2024 on clay which will be a decent chance for him if he remains healthy and in peak conditions. It's not impossible to imagine Djokovic being on top at age 38 because we've seen Federer operate on a pretty high level. It's unclear whether Nadal will be there and he might just get that chance finally.

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