Former Spanish tennis player Alex Koreca doubts that Novak Djokovic will compete in the Tokyo Olympics because it will be a big effort for him and may also affect the rest of the season.

The Tokyo Olympics are set to start on July 23 and run until August 8, but the Games start just two weeks after Wimbledon, where Djokovic will defend his 2019 title. Also very soon after the Tokyo Games will be the start of the last annual Grand Slam tournament, the US Open (30.8-12.9).

- Leaving for Japan will mean a change of time zones, higher humidity, high heat, playing on a hard surface on the ground and grass, as well as little time to recover. You have to make a choice because it is not easy to compete in everything. Therefore, I am not sure that Novak will play at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, and if he does, he knows that he will reduce his chances of triumphing at the US Open. I would not be surprised if Novak tells us at the Tokyo Olympics - said Koreca, who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Games.

For now, ковиokovi не does not give up the idea of ​​performing in Tokyo because he lacks a gold medal from the Olympic Games in his rich collection of trophies. He achieved his best result at the Beijing Games in 2008 when he won the bronze medal. Four years later in London he was fourth, while at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016 he was eliminated at the start.
According to Koreca, the chances of Djokovic to triumph in all four Grand Slam tournaments this year are high, which would make him the first tennis player after Rod Laver with such an achievement.

- Not only because of Rafa and Roger but also because of what he did at Rola Garros which was a message for all rivals. Everyone expected him to be good at the Australian Open, it was known that he could play well at Roland Garros although I am not sure that anyone expected him to play so well and he will be able to come back from a 0: 2 deficit in sets. Against Berettini he threw out his emotions and then I felt he was ready, because he showed a hunger for victory. In the duel with Rafa Nadal, he played at a high level for almost four hours and that was an indication that he wants to win the trophy. In the final he managed to come back from a two-set deficit, and such things will be easier on the grass and on a hard surface. I would not be surprised if he won Wimbledon and the US Open - says Koreca.