Boris Becker’s: Tennis great Boris Becker says Novak Djokovic is the “clear favorite” to beat Carlos Alcaraz and win the gold medal in men’s singles at the Paris Olympics.
After beating Rafael Nadal, the former world number one says that Djokovic “must feel good about his chances.” He also calls the great Serbian “exceptional” and praises his health and hard work.
At the 2024 Paris Games, Djokovic wants to win his first Olympic gold medal. It’s the only big prize he’s missing from his collection.
In the second round at Stade Roland Garros on Monday, the 24-time Grand Slam winner beat his great foe Nadal 6-1, 6-4. He is now in his fifth Olympics.
The 37-year-old’s best day at the Olympics was his first one, in Beijing in 2008, when he beat James Blake in the bronze medal match to win his only medal to date.
The top seed in Paris is Djokovic. In the gold medal match, he could play Carlos Alcaraz, the second seed and a four-time major winner.
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Alcaraz is the best male tennis player right now. He won Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the last two months, making this his first Olympics.
For the second time this month, the 21-year-old Spaniard beat Djokovic easily in straight sets at Wimbledon to protect his title at the All England Club.
Becker told Eurosport that he thought Djokovic would win an Olympic gold in Paris. Between 2014 and 2016, Becker guided Djokovic to six major titles.
The six-time Grand Slam winner said, “Before the tournament started, I put Novak Djokovic as the favorite.”
“Jannik Sinner has now dropped out, but Carlos Alcaraz is still very much in the draw.” Novak has a good chance to win at least a medal. I think Djokovic is the clear favorite.
“He has won all the other titles.” He beat Nadal in a big match, so he must be confident in his chances. But Alcaraz is still there.
“Novak is very special.” At 37, he’s in great shape because he takes great care of himself. His whole life is centered around tennis, which is why he’s still in such great shape. We need to remember that he is 37 years old, though.
Tuesday was the third round in Paris. Djokovic played Dominik Koepfer, who is ranked 70th in the world, and Alcaraz played Roman Safiullin, who is ranked 66th.
