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\u00a0<\/span>Yann Caradec , creative commons<\/span><\/div>\nPARIS (LifeSiteNews<\/a>) \u2014 Novak Djokovic proclaimed \u201cGod is great\u201d after winning the Olympic gold medal for the first time.<\/p>\n On Sunday, Djokovic won the Olympic men\u2019s singles final in Paris over Carlos Alcaraz in two sets (7-6, 7-6), completing the so-called \u201cGolden Slam,\u201d i.e., winning all four major Grand Slam tournaments and an Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n \u201cI was so blessed to win everything pretty much there is to win in my sport, but this is something different,\u201d Djokovic said<\/a> in an interview after the exhausting match that lasted for almost three hours. \u201cThis supersedes everything that I\u2019ve ever felt on the tennis court after winning big trophies. It\u2019s just incredible joy.\u201d<\/p>\n Djokovic was filmed<\/a> standing center court after receiving his gold medal, pointing to the heavens and proclaiming \u201cGod is great\u201d three times in Serbian. He repeated the phrase in a post-match interview<\/a> with Asian News outlet ANI<\/em>.<\/p>\n In an interview during the Olympics a few days before the finals, Djokovic kissed the Cross on his necklace that he wears during games, publicly displaying his Christian faith during the Olympics in Paris, which sparked outrage for its blasphemous opening ceremony<\/a>.<\/p>\n