Asked to name the most significant moment of Novak Djokovic’s immense career, John McEnroe, during a speech on Eurosportsaid the gold medal won by the Serb at the last Olympic Games in Paris was probably at the top of the list.
“Oh my gosh, that’s a hell of a question. It’s hard to pick just one given all he’s accomplished. You look at the final where he beat Nadal in almost six hours to win the Australian Open (in 2012). Then you look at how he became such a great grass-court player and his record seven Wimbledon titles. Saving match points against Roger (Federer) in the 2019 Wimbledon final was pretty incredible and he also saved match points at the US Open before winning the title in New York. The list goes on because this guy is the most decorated tennis player of all time. Yet it seems like, since he didn’t win the Olympics and that was what was missing from his record, his gold medal in Paris a few weeks ago might mean the most to him. He’s talked about how much he wanted to win it, so that might be right at the top of the list.” It was quite unexpected because he had a knee problem and we weren’t sure he was going to play at Wimbledon. Then he came to Paris and played the way he did, beating Carlos Alcaraz in a pretty incredible final, so this win will be right at the top of his list.”
Published on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 4:16 p.m.
