​Novak Djokovic leads the world for the 378th week (he passed the legendary Steffi Graf), and the Serb does not plan to stop there. Nole revealed that he wants to win the Olympic title in Paris and talked about the problem facing tennis, one of the most popular sports in the world.

Only 400 players can live off the money they earn in tennis

Djokovic has earned the most money in tennis ($166,861,716 in prize money alone), but the Serb also thinks about other players and spoke of an alarming statistic: only about 400 players in the ATP and WTA can support themselves on the amounts earned through training. this expensive sport. The Serb believes that this is unfair, given how popular tennis is around the world.

“We have thousands, tens of thousands of players competing all over the world. Unfortunately, only 400-500 of them, men and women, in singles, doubles and mixed categories make a living from this sport. It’s something that few people want to talk about, but I think it’s very important to always remember who we are.

According to some statistics, tennis is still the third or fourth most popular sport in the world. 1.3 billion people are fans of this sport, but we can’t have more than 400 people making a living from this sport, men and women combined” – Novak Djokovicquoted by WeLoveTennis.

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Novak Djokovic wants to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics

At the Olympics, Nole won only one medal, in 2008 (in Beijing), when he climbed to the third step of the podium. The Paris tournament will mark the Serb’s 37th birthday and will be hoping to win gold at Roland Garros, where he has won two Grand Slam titles (2016 and 2021).

“I am looking forward to the Olympic Games. I hope I can play well next year in Paris. Roland Garros will be played on clay, so I am familiar with such courts. I hope my best Olympic result will be there.

I always try to be clear about my goals and what I want from competitive tennis. This is how I was raised and taught by some of the key people in my life, including my parents, as well as some of the coaches I had before. This time of thinking helped me to always be so committed to the game” – Novak Djokovic.

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Know:

• Novak Djokovic will play in the quarterfinals of the “ATP 500” tournament in Dubai with Hubert Gurkacz from Poland (11 ATP, favorite 5).

• In the current season, Djokovic has 12 wins and no losses, and the Serbian has already won two tournaments: Adelaide and the Australian Open. It is also interesting that Nole has lost only three sets since the beginning of the year.