Prospect of Making History Will Outweigh Empty Seats: Djokovic

Prospect of Making History Will Outweigh Empty Seats: Djokovic
Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the trophy after beating Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the men's final on Centre Court at The Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 11, 2021. Peter van den Berg/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
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BELGRADE—The prospect of winning an Olympic gold medal for Serbia outweighs the disappointment of playing in an empty venue at the Tokyo games, the men’s world tennis number one Novak Djokovic said on Monday.

Djokovic considered pulling out of the Olympics due to COVID-19-related restrictions after winning Wimbledon this month but decided to head to Japan for what he called patriotic reasons.