Everything is possible: Djoko on Golden Slam
PARIS: Novak Djokovic has set his sights on the Golden Grand Slam of all four Majors and the Olympic title, insisting: “Everything is possible”.
The world No. 1’s captured a second French Open and 19th Slam. Now he has targeted being the third man to complete a calendar Grand Slam after Don Budge in 1937 and Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969.
On top of that, he also wants the Olympic gold medal to complete the Golden Grand Slam.
“Everything is possible. Definitely in my case I can say that what I’ve been through in my career, in my life, this journey has been terrific so far,” said Djokovic on Monday.
“I’ve achieved some things that a lot of people thought it would be not possible for me to achieve. So everything is possible, and I did put myself in a good position to go for the Golden Slam,” he added.
The Golden Slam has never been achieved by a man while, in the women’s game, only Steffi Graf in 1988 has swept all four majors and Olympic gold in the same year.
In Graf’s case, Olympic gold came in Seoul. For Djokovic, the opportunity will come in Tokyo where the Olympics are scheduled in July-august.
“Obviously his goal and our goal is to win the Olympics and then win the Grand Slam. That would be the absolutely top of this year,” said Djokovic’s longtime coach Marian Vajda.
Tsitsipas lost grandmom minutes before final
French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas said his grandmother died just before he played the final.
Tsitsipas posted on social media that his “very beloved grandmother lost her battle with life” five minutes before he entered the court Sunday for his first Grand Slam title match.