Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic competed in the first round of Wimbledon against Czech tennis player Vit Kopriva in London, England on Tuesday . Djokovic will represent his country in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Paris 2024 will be the fifth consecutive Olympics for the 37-year-old tennis player, following Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016, and Tokyo 2020. In Tokyo 2020, which was held in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Djokovic did not receive a medal as he lost to Alexander Zverev in the semifinals and was beaten by Pablo Carreno Busta in the bronze medal match.
Based on International Tennis Federation regulations, tennis players who do not meet the ranking and participation requirements in team championships can apply for an exception to the ITF Olympic Committee. Some of the criteria that can be submitted in the exception request are due to long-term injury, having been a Grand Slam champion, or winning an Olympic gold medal.Nadal meets the requirement. He did not compete for almost the entire 2023 season due to injury.
"I am very excited to perform together with Rafa in the Olympics and it will be a unique moment for me. The Olympics are something new for me, and I will learn a lot from Rafa," said Alcaraz, who does not have much experience in playing doubles., is also enthusiastic about appearing at the second Olympics after having poor results at Tokyo 2020. At that time, she lost to Paula Badosa in the second round.
"Because of my father, I know that the Olympics are the most important event in the world of sports in general. Winning a medal will be a dream come true," he said. In addition to the women's singles and doubles , Coco aims to compete in mixed doubles. Coco has been dreaming of this since the beginning of the year when she appeared at the Australian Open.
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