Which country did Djokovic represent at the 2008 Olympics? The answer is Serbia. At the Beijing Games, Djokovic competed for Serbia in the men's singles tennis tournament, marking an important moment for the newly independent country's Olympic identity.
Serbia returned to the Olympics under its own name in 2008 after previously competing through Yugoslavia, independent Olympic participation, and Serbia and Montenegro. Djokovic entered the event as the world's No. 3 player and the reigning 2008 Australian Open champion.
He won his opening four matches, including victories over American Robby Ginepri, Germany's Rainer Schüttler, and France's Paul-Henri Mathieu. Djokovic lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinal but defeated James Blake of the United States in the bronze-medal match, winning Serbia's first Olympic medal in tennis.
The answer is not Yugoslavia: by the Beijing Olympics, Serbia and Montenegro had separated, and Serbia competed with its own national delegation. Djokovic later won Olympic gold in singles at the 2024 Paris Games.