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Steffi Graf is the only player to ever do it, in 1988.<br \/>\nHowever, Djokovic has just one bronze medal to his name in three previous Olympics. He lost to Juan Martin del Potro twice, in 2012 (London) and 2016 (Rio), after capturing bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.<br \/>\nDjokovic, 34-3 this ATP season, opens against Bolivia\u2019s Hugo Dellien, ranked 139th in the world. But then things could get harder.<br \/>\nDjokovic could face Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the third round. Djokovic trailed Musetti 2-love at the French Open last month before rallying for the victory.<br \/>\nDjokovic could face World No. 7 Rublev of Russia in the quarterfinals; it would be the first match between them. If he wins there, he could face the fifth-ranked Zverev of Germany in the semifinals.<br \/>\nWorld No. 2 Daniil Medvedev of Russia makes his Olympic debut against Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan.<br \/>\nThe tennis event is being held at Ariake Tennis Park, site of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. The ATP-500 event is played in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London World No. 1 Novak Djokovic\u2019s road to the Golden Slam is not an easy one, with possible matches against Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev in his path at the Tokyo Olympics. 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