Novak Djokovic Earned a place in the semi-finals Nitto ATP Finals With a victory against her Andrey Rublev With a score of 6-4, 6-1 in the match that opened the singles program on the fourth day of the competition. At the press conference, the Serb commented on a really high-level performance: “It was one of the best matches I’ve played this year, especially in the second set. It was an impeccable group. The match started well, and performed well. I scored several points directly on the first serve, this fast deck helped me against such a dynamic and high-quality player as Rublev. I managed to time it in turn and was more patient than him in the 10th game to win the first set and close it out with a brilliant backhand on his first serve.. It went downhill a bit from there and I knew the first few games of Group B were going to be key. I was able to take a break right away and after that all went well. I’m happy to be in the semi-finals, which is good news for the last group game. I still want to win this match too, like every game I play here“.
“It was such a relief to see what my loved ones and I went through this year in Australia On the other hand, he announced the official nature of his participation in the upcoming sessions Australian Open Championship –. I couldn’t get better news during this tournament. I’d love to believe it influenced my game today, so why not? I don’t know if this news really affected my performance because I know what I need to do to prepare better for each match. Of course I know now that my season will start in Australia, so my team and I have less pressure to work in the off-season. The Australian Open is the Grand Slam that I won the most, and I have the best memories there. I would love to come back to Australia to play tennis, do what I do best, and hopefully have a great Australian summer“.
“The advantage of not playing as many tournaments is that they are more recent than if you play more, it makes sense. At the same time, it was an unusual season for me: I missed two out of four Grand Slams. I’m very happy to play like in the last few months and when I didn’t play I had more time to train and practice – continue Djokovic –. I spent a lot of time with my coaches and my team on and off the field perfecting my game. Sometimes I wish I had more time during the pro season to work on my game and my body, I think that’s an important aspect. At the same time, I understand that players who play more will get more opportunities in more tournaments. I am now at a point in my career where I can choose what tournaments I play and when I want to be at my peak during the year. I hope next year I can be back to normal and go back to playing in different places that I didn’t go to this year“.
Finally a comment on Carlos Alcarazwho finished the year as the world number one: “It’s also good news for him to be in first place (laughs, ed.). he deserves it. I have no doubts and don’t want to get into a discussion of whether or not I played. The truth is that he is No. 1 and he deserves to be because he won a Grand Slam tournament and won many matches.. He’s a nice new face to our sport: he’s a nice guy, he trains hard, and he has a good team around him. He represents himself and tennis beautifully. As for my season, it was a very unusual season and I missed a lot of the big tournaments. But I can say that I’ve learned a lot about myself this year, about the world I live in and how some people act with me. I am always grateful to have experiences, no matter what the experiences are. I try to be optimistic and positive in life“.
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