If Serbia's Olympic authority is correct, then Djokovic will join Rafael Nadal as another big name in Paris.
Former world tennis number one Novak Djokovic will play at the Summer Olympics in Paris, according to the Serbian Olympic Committee.
“Novak Djokovic and Dusan Lajovic met the conditions according to the ATP ranking and confirmed their participation in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics,” the Serbian committee stated on its website on Tuesday.
Djokovic has not yet publicly confirmed the announcement.
In early June, the 24-time Grand Slam winner withdrew before his Roland Garros quarterfinal match against Casper Ruud after a scan revealed a torn medial meniscus in his right knee.
Two weeks ago, Djokovic confirmed that he had undergone knee surgery and that it “went well,” but gave no timetable for his return.
Djokovic has long said he will prioritize this summer's Olympics as he chases an elusive singles gold.
In October last year, he said winning Olympic gold next year is one of his main ambitions, while ahead of this year's clay tournaments he reiterated his goal.
“The Paris Olympic Games are very important. The Olympic Games have always been a priority for me,” Djokovic said in April before the clay swing in Monte Carlo.
He has played in four Olympic tournaments and won a bronze medal in Beijing in 2008. Since then, he has twice come close to another medal.
He lost the bronze medal match to Juan Martín del Potro in London in 2012. He lost again to the Argentine four years later in the first round in Rio.
At the last Tokyo Games, Djokovic lost the bronze medal match against Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta.
At the same tournament, he withdrew from the mixed doubles bronze medal match due to a shoulder injury.
After his early exit at Rolland Garros, Djokovic has fallen to third place in the ATP rankings.
