Djokovic gathers Serbian athletes in the Olympic Village and shares insights on mental strength

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Novak Djokovic is definitely one of the world's best athletes of all time, and the reason for that are not only his tennis skills, but also the mental strength that sets him apart from other tennis players, but also athletes in general.

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Novak is known for working on himself and his inner strength, and that is why he used the opportunity to talk to Serbian athletes in the Olympic Village in Tokyo and share some of his experience with them. By the look of things the Olympians who gathered compete in individual sports.

"I look at mental work like the physical, you should be as aware as posible of yourself and everything you do and say. To us individual athletes, it is even more important, if you have a bad day, there is no one to replace you, bye, you're done, it's over," Djokovic told the athletes who listened to him carefully.

Nole giving some lessons 🤓#Nolefam #Tokyo2020 #TeamSerbia pic.twitter.com/cvWzPGGk2F— vintageaddicted (@cestlaviemacher) July 21, 2021

Novak Djokovic will play against Hugo Dellien from Bolivia at the start of the Olympic tournament, a draw held in Tokyo on Wednesday decided.

Dellien is currently ranked 139th on the ATP list.

Djokovic and the 28-year-old Bolivian have not played against each other before, and the winner will next face either Germany's Jan Lennard Struff or Brazil's Thiago Monteiro.

Russia's Daniil Medvedev and Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas are in the other half of the draw and Novak could play against either of them only in the final.

Russia's Andrei Rublev and Germany's Alexander Zverev are potential quarterfinals and semifinals rivals to Djokovic on his path toward gold.

(Telegraf.rs)