Tennis | More Tennis

Novak Djokovic © Gallo Images

Djokovic focused on French Open, Olympics



Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic said on Tuesday that his main focus this year would be on the Olympic Games and the French Open, a Grand Slam win that would see him hold all four major titles at once.

The French Open was the only Grand Slam that Djokovic failed to win last season as he went as far as the semifinals for the third time.

"The Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic Games are my priority this year," Djokovic told the Politika daily in an interview published on Tuesday.

"Honestly probably Roland Garros is my No 1 priority but my ambition is unchanged and I'd like to win all tournaments I play in," the world No 1 said.

The five-time Grand Slam winner was confident of his chances on clay in France.

"I am at the top of my game ... I am sure that I could reach the final," he said.

Djokovic's victories on clay in 2011 at the Masters in Madrid and Rome have boosted his belief that he can become the first man to complete the Grand Slam -- all four major titles in the same year -- since Australia's Rod Laver in 1969.

The 24-year-old will also focus on the Olympic Games saying they are "the most prestigious events in the history of sports". "Every one of us should push themselves to give their all (in the Games)," he told the Serbian daily.

Shop

Tennis - Know the game
Contains what you need to know about the sport, including equipment, rules, techniques and training tips
R97.95
Open: An Autobiography
He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court -- but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the...
R121.95
Tennis - Inside sport
A full-colour spectator's guide to sport. It offers an in-depth look at the sport, from its history and beginnings to the modern game, how it's played, who plays it...
R189.95
A handful of Summers
A handful of Summers is a delightfully uninhibited insider's account of what it was like playing tennis on the international circuit in the 1950s and 1960s – both...
R126.95


Comments

More expert analysis and opinion from Sport24
The opinions expressed by Sport24 experts and bloggers are theirs alone, and do not necessarily represent those of SuperSport

Sports Talk



Tennis guest
Djokovic dominates, Federer finishes strong
Novak Djokovic ruled the first nine months of the tennis season while longtime dominator Roger...

Haze's Comment
New York conversation
Some of the sporting world’s most brilliant performers are inflicted by a worrying malaise that...