You'd think Novak Djokovic had finally scratched the Olympic itch.

At his fifth Olympic Games at Paris 2024, the Serb finally achieved the long-awaited gold medal that had become an obsession in the latter part of his illustrious career. The 2008 Beijing bronze medallist defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in a thrilling contest on Court Philippe Chatrier - the scene of three of his 24 Grand Slam triumphs – to add the missing piece of the puzzle to a career like no other.

"I put my heart, soul, body, family, everything on the line to win the Olympic Gold at the age of 37," he said after beating arguably the most exciting young talent the game has ever scene in Alcaraz, and still wearing the knee strap that served as a reminder of the knee surgery that followed his last visit to Roland Garros barely two months earlier.

And yet could he compete - and take home a third Olympic - medal at LA 2028?

"The only thing that I have in my head, which gives me motivation, is the Olympics of 2028 in Los Angeles," he said in early 2026.

Watch this space.

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