“Fedal, Murray, Zverev Never Did This”: Novak Djokovic Receives Mixed Reactions For Donning Olympic Gold Medal At US Open 2024

Regarding his victory in Paris as the “greatest achievement” of his career, Novak Djokovic has spared little words to signify the importance of the 2024 Olympic gold medal in his distinguished career. The Serb even decided to show off the gold medal, wearing it at the US Open 2024.

Festivities kickstarted at the US Open 2024 ahead of the beginning of the main draw. Recently, the Dude Perfect squad was present at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, indulging in some fun activities with ATP and WTA stars. During this session, Djokovic entered the arena, proudly donning the gold medal that he won at the Paris Games three weeks ago.

As expected, the clip of the same blew up on social media, accumulating hundreds of thousands of views within hours of posting and drawing mixed reactions from tennis enthusiasts.

A large group of fans found this to be cringe. A user pointed out that neither of the players – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Alexander Zverev – who previously won the gold medal at the Olympics, pulled off a stunt like this. Unfortunately, the 24-time Grand Slam winner even got called nasty names.

There was also a set of fans who seemed to appreciate Nole’s action. Considering that the Serb “completed tennis”, there were many who stood up in his defense.

Supporters of the 37-year-old hope that he can silence his detractors yet again by winning the US Open 2024.

Djokovic is aiming to win a 25th Grand Slam title

After the Olympic win, there has been a narrative that there isn’t enough motivation for Djokovic to win more silverware. During a press conference, the World No.2 made it crystal clear that he was aiming to be an active member of the ATP Tour. Further, he disclosed his plans to continuously add more Grand Slam titles to his stacked trophy cabinet.

“People would ask me, now that you have basically won everything with the gold medal, what else is there to win? I still feel the drive. I still have the competitive spirit. I still want to make more history and enjoy myself on the Tour.”

“I still hope to inspire many young people to watch tennis, play tennis. Those are some of the reasons why I still keep on going. Grand Slams are the pillars of our sport. They are the most important historical tennis events that we have,” Djoko said.

Having received a favorable draw, potentially playing his first top 20 seed opponent in the fourth round, Djokovic has a great chance to replicate Andy Murray from 2012, following the Olympic gold medal win with a title victory at the US Open.