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Novak Djokovic priorities made clear by French Open star’s tennis coach friend

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Novak Djokovic priorities made clear by French Open star’s tennis coach friend

Novak Djokovic defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert to begin his French Open title defence but the world No.1 tennis legend has his sights set on glory later this summer

Novak Djokovic has certain priorities this season(Getty Images)

Viktor Troicki revealed Novak Djokovic is prioritising the Olympics over the French Open this year.

Djokovic began his quest for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title – his fourth on clay – at Roland-Garros on Tuesday. The world No.1 defended his French Open crown against Pierre-Hugues Herbert, beating the Frenchman 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 in the first round.




Yet the Serbian legend’s form for the majority of this year has been less than impressive. He is yet to win a trophy – a stark contrast to the three Grand Slams he claimed in 2023.

With his next match coming against Roberto Carballes Baena on Thursday, Djokovic’s close friend and former team-mate Troicki made an eye-opening revelation about ‘Nole’s’ priorities.

Troicki believes Djokovic can use the French Open to find form, but emphasized that the 37-year-old is really gunning for success at the 2024 Paris Olympics, also held at Roland-Garros. Speaking to Sportal ahead of the tournament, Troicki said: “He is not currently the Nole we are used to.

“But in Paris, at the Grand Slam, everything can turn around. In the last five years, his focus has been on the Grand Slams. I think the Olympics are his priority this year, but again he wants to show that he cares about playing well at the Slams.

“I hope that he will repeat the history of previous years when he came in shy and without self-confidence, which he gained through matches, built his form and eventually won tournaments. We didn’t even expect him to win the Garros last year but he did.”

Novak Djokovic will return to Roland-Garros for the Olympics((Image: Getty))

The Olympics kick off on July 26 and conclude on August 11. It remains to be seen how seriously Djokovic takes Wimbledon, which runs from July 1 to July 14, with the potential risk of sustaining an injury so close to his Olympic dream.

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