ESerbian Novak Djokovic, number one in the world, said that surpass German Alexander Zverev, fourth seed, in the semifinal of the US Open (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6 and 6-2) it had been a great battle, but the decisive one was missing. To be the one who stars on Sunday against the Russian Daniil Medvedev, second seed, and in which could be crowned as the best tennis player in history by winning 21 Grand Slam for the 20 Nadal and Federer.
“I am going to treat the next game as if it were the last game of my career. I will give it my all on the field. The three victories I have achieved in Australia, France and Wimbledon They are already part of history, now there is the one who can make the whole year special, unique and historical. My mentality will be none other than to go out to win and do my best tennis“said Djokovic.
The other challenge: the Grand Slam
In addition, Nole came within one triumph of becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to complete a Grand Slam by winning all four major trophies in a single season.
The ridiculous break that Zverev gave away
“I’ve had every chance to win, but the second break of the fifth set was ridiculous and that cost me the game. I think I could have won the game, but it is also no news that in the end Djokovic always finds a way to get the points he needs, “said Zverev.
Elogios a Zverev
“Alexander is a great champion. He’s a great guy and an even better player. I knew that entering the field today would be a great battle. He is someone I admire on and off the pitch. We get along very well, he’s one of my best friends. We train a lot, we see each other a lot in Mnaco, “said Djokovic.
Djokovic admitted that nothing that happened on the field surprised him because he was waiting for the best Zverev, who was going to try to repeat the final last year, but he was always ready for the duel
“These are the moments we live for. These are the kind of unique opportunities we dream of every day when we wake up. and we are trying to find the motivation to go out and do the same things over and over again. This incredible stadium is worth playing in this atmosphere. Thank you very much for making it special, “said Djokovic.
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