Novak Djokovic looked a shadow of himself in his second consecutive Wimbledon final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz.
It wasn’t the 25th grand slam singles title for Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon this year as he was outclassed in the final by Carlos Alcaraz.
The Serb cut a sorry figure as serves and forehands whistled past him, condemning him to the second worst grand-slam final defeat of his career, winning just 10 games.
With a return to Paris on the horizon and several high-profile Olympic absentees, Djokovic has clearly outlined his dreams of Olympic glory, having never secured a gold medal in his career.
Major knee-surgery after a torn meniscus at the French Open left major question marks over Djokovic’s Olympic ambitions, however his form at Wimbledon suggests he’ll be more than ready in Paris.
It was announced today that Djokovic was focussing only on the Olympic singles, despite it originally being rumoured that he would take part in the doubles as well.
How did Boris Becker respond to his alleged claim about Novak Djokovic?
The six-time major singles winner Boris Becker coached Djokovic from 2013-2016 helping him to six grand slam titles and 14 Masters 1000 titles.
After Djokovic’s heavy Wimbledon final defeat, former world number three, Ivan Ljubicic allegedly claimed via Sportklub: “Boris Becker recently told me that it seems to him that Djokovic practically accepted the superiority of Alcaraz, which he never did with Nadal and Federer.”
A tennis journalist later posed the quote to Becker on X, saying: “Did you really say this @TheBorisBecker? I don’t agree and I hope you don’t either!”
Clearly miffed, Becker replied abruptly: “Never said it!” He later followed up with his followers to say: “Unless you hear it coming from me directly, never believe what third parties speak about me …”
Can Novak Djokovic finally win Olympic gold?
Djokovic clearly has a nagging itch that he’s been unable to scratch throughout his entire career.
The teary-eyed Serb left the court in Tokyo completely distraught after squandering a set and a break lead to eventual champion Alexander Zverev.
While he is the most successful singles player in the Open Era in terms of major titles won, It looks that Djokovic won’t be able to retire completely happy without the addition of Olympic gold to his trophy collection.
With the Serb now 37, time looks to be running out if he is ever to meet the lofty Olympic expectations he has set himself.
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