Djokovic Aim: To Win The Golden Slam Requires Mental Tennis

Djokovic Aim: To Win The Golden Slam Requires Mental Tennis. Wikimedia Commons by Eklektekuria.

Steffi Graf won the four major tennis tournaments and the Olympic Gold Medal in the same calendar year, 1988. Since that time, such a feat has been called the “Golden Slam”. Djokovic’s aim to win the Golden Slam requires mental tennis. Stefi is the only person in history to win a Golden Slam, and Djokovic is on target to do it this year. He only has to win the French Open and the Olympic Gold medal.

The four major tennis tournaments a player has to win in a single calendar year to win a “Grand Slam” are: The U. S. Open, The Australian Open, The French Open, and Wimbledon. When you add the win of the Olympic Gold, in the same calendar year, you have a “Golden Slam”. SkySports.com reports that Novak’s desire is to win the French Open and Olympic Gold Medal this year, thus making a Golden Slam for him.

Djokovic Aim: To Win The Golden Slam Requires Mental Tennis

All the grand slams and Olympic Games, they are my priorities,” said Djokovic, who was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in London on Monday night.

“Obviously, Roland Garros is the one to win this year. I have to stay optimistic. I have to believe in what I do and believe in my abilities and that I can win on all surfaces.

“I think everything is possible.”

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“I’d been number three in the world for three or four years in a row and Andy Murray was number four.

“What changed for me was the mental stability, strength and experience that I got over the years playing at the top level.

“Just believing I can win the major tournaments, believing I can win against the biggest rivals at the later stages of major events.”

It will be exciting to see what progress Djokovic makes toward his goal. From the quotes above you can see that he has a lot of confidence in himself and his abilities. This is part of what mental tennis is about, being so confident in your ability to perform, you basically forget about form and theory and focus exclusively on the moment. Read what else Djokovic has to say here.

Djokovic’s aim to win the Golden Slam will require mental tennis to achieve. If he doesn’t allow anything to distract him, he may become the first male Golden Slam winner. To learn how you can improve your game, leave your name and best email in the box to the right and you will begin receiving your copy of my weekly Mind Tennis Insider secrets.