At 37 years old, Novak Djokovic doesn’t stop He is still in a Formula 1 and wants to continue making history. There is nothing left unearned. He won all the major titles he had pending both inside and outside the ATP circuit. He has trophies from all five Grand Slams and two Olympic medals, one bronze and one recently acquired gold. But not even the maximum glory makes him want to take a break.
After a dream Olympic Games, Absent He returned to his country on Monday as the big winner, finally with a gold medal hanging around his neck, along with the rest of the Serbian athletes who also had outstanding performances in Paris. Djokovic was received by 100,000 people who celebrated his victory in Belgrade, after he took a car ride through the city.
To put all his joy into words a little, he gave a speech with the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, and the rest of the athletes by his side.
“I entered the Olympic Games without any titles during the season and with an injury on my back. Many questioned the quality of my tennisfew considered me favorite. But I secretly believed,” Nole admitted in front of the crowd.
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The tennis player brought the gold medal to his country and was received along with the Olympic athletes by a crowd
“I knew that this was probably my last chance to win gold. It was one of my best tournaments, I didn’t lose a set. I felt the support of the people. Without false modesty, This is my greatest sporting achievement. I proudly bring the gold medal to Serbia,” she concluded.
It has been less than three months since Nole gave up the number one position in the world due to an injury that kept him away from the courts for a short time and forced him to withdraw from Roland Garros, leaving the Italian Jannik Sinner at the top of the ranking.
This Tuesday the new list of the ATP classification was published with some modifications. Although Olympic medals have stopped awarding points in the world ranking since 2015, Djokovic is only 310 points behind the Italian. The third place is occupied by the Spanish Carlos Alcarazwho won the silver medal in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after falling in the final against the Serbian.
The changes came from Sinner, who was defending the title in the Canada Master 1000who lost 800 points, and from the Russian Andrey Rublev, finalist in Montreal this Monday, who won two places and is placed sixth.
The big winner of the week is Alex Popyrinthe Australian who won his first Master 1000 in Montreal and advanced 39 places to reach the top 20 (23rd).
The next competition coming up is the last Grand Slam of the year, the US Openwhich although it will not have the presence of Rafael Nadal, will be the opportunity for many to modify their positions in the world ranking.
This is how the ATP world ranking looks
1. Jannik Sinner (ITA) 8,770 points
2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 8.460
3. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 7.950
4. Alexander Zverev (GER) 6.995
5. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 6.355
6. Andrey Rublev (RUS) 4.615 (+2)
7. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 4.215 (-1)
8. Casper Ruud (NOR) 3.890 (+1)
9. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3.690 (+1)
10. Alex De Minaur (AUS) 3.480 (-3)