Serbian tennis player. Novak Djokovicnumber one in the world in the ATP rankings, admitted “average” match who played in the semi-finals Australian Openin which he lost this Friday to the Italian Jannik Sinner scores 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6) and 6-3. Ace stated that it was “one of the worst” in his brilliant career at the Grand Slam, explaining that he was “not at his best” in Melbourne this year.
“I was surprised by my level, in a bad way […] This is one of the worst Grand Slam matches I have ever played, at least as far as I can remember. It’s not very pleasant to play this way, but I give Sinner credit for it He did everything better than me in every aspect of the game,” he said at the post-match press conference.
In this sense, Balkan admitted that not once during the tournament did he feel “close” to his best level. “Maybe in the match with Mannarino, but I didn’t play most of the games at the right level. and not the way I usually play here in Australia,” he noted.
“My level today surprised me because I thought that in the first two sets it wouldn’t be that bad. During this tournament, I didn’t really feel myself on the court. We can say that the semi-final is an excellent result, but I always expect the best from myself, and today that was not the case.“He continued by describing his performance this Friday as “mediocre.”
On the other hand, Djokovic regretted that he was not able to break his opponent’s serve even once – he won the third set in a tiebreaker. “These statistics speak volumes. I served very accurately.“He said before talking about the transalpine. “He was always very calm, very peaceful on the court. There was a lot of help from Darren Cahill, a very experienced coach who has worked with former world No. 1s. mental point of view“, he concluded.
(Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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