Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic confirms Novak Djokovic museum construction to begin soon

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has announced that the museum to honour the services of legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic will begin soon. The 37-year-old is already regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era.

Djokovic recently participated in the Paris Olympics, where he cemented his legacy even further. The former world number one ended up completing his trophy cabinet after winning the gold medal for his country after beating Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the final in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6. After the triumph, Djokovic burst into tears of joy and showed how much it meant to him to achieve something which was missing from his trophy cabinet.

Serbia’s President Vucic was recently quoted in a report where he revealed that a museum the honour services of Djokovic will start constructing very soon. He also stated that a player of Djokovic’s calibre deserves a museum, just like there is a museum in Mallorca to pay tribute to Spain’s legendary tennis star Rafael Nadal. “Palma (de Mallorca) has a museum dedicated to Rafael Nadal,” he said. “We will aim to appropriately showcase the contributions Djokovic has made to our country and at the same time attract tourists. Novak is greater than Nadal in this magnificent sport. I don’t know if you know how popular he is, not just here.”

Djokovic’s win in the Paris Olympics was even more significant as just a few weeks back, he suffered a serious knee injury while playing at the same venue during the French Open, just before the start of the quarterfinal against Norway’s Casper Ruud. It was for this reason that he was forced to withdraw from the mega-event and had to undergo surgery. However, Djokovic not only returned to the court soon after but also went all the way to the final of Wimbledon, where he lost to Alcaraz in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-2, 7-6.