Gold Medalist Novak Djokovic Celebrated With a Hero’s Welcome by the Fans on His Return to Serbia

Serbia had a grand time at the Paris Olympics as they secured medals in top events. One of the country's top stars, Novak Djokovic, was able to achieve the title that has remained elusive in his illustrious career. Djokovic bagged the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. On his return, Djokovic was received with a thunderous embrace from the people of Serbia, who celebrated the star tennis player's historic win at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.

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Gold Medalist Novak Djokovic Returns to Serbia, Receives a Hero’s Welcome Alongside Other Medalists

Novak Djokovic was brimming with ecstasy as the Serbian Tennis player finally clinched the gold medal and added it to his stellar resume. After ending his campaign in the 2024 Paris Games, Djokovic returned to Serbia and received admiration from a sea of fans who had come to congratulate him.

The Serbian tennis star shared a video on the social media platform 'X', formerly Twitter. The men's Singles Gold Medalist in the Paris Olympics came out at the famous 'Balcony' as the fans cheered for him. All the Serbian athletes who have won medals during the Summer Games in the French Capital were present there, including basketball star Nikola Jokić. Djokovic thanked everyone by waving to them and enjoyed the moment with other medallists in attendance.

"A Golden Homecoming. At home is the most beautiful," Novak captioned the post on ‘X’.

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Novak Djokovic defeated Spain'sCarlos Alcaraz in the most exciting finale in Olympic history. At the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, France, Djokovic battled a knee issue to beat the reigning Wimbledon Men's Singles Champion. Alcaraz was touted as the probable winner over Djokovic due to the latter's injury, for which he recently had surgery.

But Novak put up a valiant effort to put up a fight and eventually win the elusive gold medal and add it to his illustrious career resume. Djokovic rallied past legends like Rafael Nadal, Matthew Ebden, Lorenzo Musetti, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and more to reach the final against Carlos Alcaraz.