Novak Djokovic on French and US Open: "I regret it a bit"
Novak Djokovic gave his assessment of the 2020 Grand Slam season to the Serbian medium "Sport Klub". After the two denied titles in New York City and Paris, these are quite critical.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Oct 23, 2020, 09:05 am
It was at the end of February when Novak Djokovic was supposed to make a very clear statement to his competition. During the ATP event in Dubai, he was asked in an on-court interview how long the winning streak should go on in the 2020 calendar year. Djokovic showed himself to be combative as usual, he wanted to remain unbeaten.
As is well known, nothing has come of this, although the trick, whether the long interruption of the ATP tour would have been more feasible this year than ever in the history of tennis. Djokovic's series, it should come to a most inglorious ending, at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, with a ball - shot away in frustration, which hit a line judge in the neck.
Djokovic: "each found in exceptional shape"
Not only was the winning streak over, the dream of the US Open title also came to an abrupt end that evening. The French Open triumph also ended suddenly weeks later. This time it should not be Djokovic himself, but an overpowering Rafael Nadal, who should break the course of the Serbian world number one.
Defeats that obviously hurt the 33-year-old: "I regret that I was unable to win a title in Paris or New York City, especially since I was in exceptional shape," Djokovic told the Serbian medium Sports club . Nevertheless, he has won a number of matches, which is why he can compare the year with 2011 and 2015.
Because despite the less than satisfactory results in the last two majors, Djokovic leads the world rankings sovereignly, and should maintain this position until the end of the year: "I want to end the year as number one and I want the greatest possible lead for the first three months of 2021 to become the historic number one - one of the biggest goals of my career, "said Djokovic, who is used to being results-oriented.
Start in Vienna with a view of the world rankings
The Serb is now fully aware that not everyone knows what to do with this nature: "Maybe some people have a problem with me expressing my ambitions, but I was brought up to be sincere, I don't like myself to adjust. " In order to realize his ambitions as soon as possible , the industry leader will serve in the Wiener Stadthalle next week. A victory in the Austrian capital would increase its cushion on rival Rafael Nadal in terms of the world rankings.