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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday July 24, 2021

If the Golden Slam quest isn’t satisfying enough for Novak Djokovic, the Serb might want to consider trying to become the first men’s tennis player to also become an Olympic gymnast. Djokovic, based on this photo, certainly has the flexibility to make it.

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This photo was posted by Nina Derwael, who is a Belgian artistic gymnast and the first Belgian gymnast to medal at the World Championships, the first become a World champion, and the first to become a European champion. Derwael also represented Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Nina Derwael (@ninaderwael)



Djokovic will open his bid for a Gold medal on the court in Tokyo on Saturday. The World No.1 faces Hugo Dellien in first-round action in the fourth match on Centre Court.

He'll have to take some time away from from his busy selfie schedule to win some tennis matches...


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