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El Serbian Novak Djokovic less importance to the clear defeat he suffered against the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, 42 in the ATP ranking, in the Vienna tournament (6-2 and 6-1), and said that his goal was to secure the number one at the end of the year and he achieved it after beating Croatian Borna Coric in the round of 16.
“I came here with the intention of trying to earn more points and secure number one by the end of the year. I have, so I keep going.”said after the meeting the Serbian tennis player, who suffered his third defeat of the course after those suffered against Rafael Nadal in the final of Roland Garros and with Pablo Carreo also Spanish in the United States Open when he was disqualified for hitting a ball at a linesman.
“I felt that I had already achieved what I had come to do here. I did not have the necessary energy and I am satisfied with the result, “added Djokovic.
“The truth is that assuring me number one until the end of the season has affected me and has totally conditioned this game “, said the Balkan, who had never lost in his career against a player played back from the previous phase, such as the Italian. “I am happy, I am satisfied, I am healthy and I hope to have a good result at the ATP Finals in London,” he said. “I did what I had to do and why I came here,” insisted Djokovic, who praised the game of his opponent, who reached the round of 16 at Roland Garros.
“He just took me off the track. That’s it. He was better in every aspect of the game. It was a pretty bad game on my side, but incredible on his part. He deserved this victory, “concluded Novak Djokovic, who had the worst result of his career in a three-set match.
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