Novak Djokovic has started on the right foot his journey in the ATP Finals 2022. The Serbian has defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in two sets, without once giving up his service and showing a version that places him as the great favorite to win the trophy.
In the press conference after the match, in addition to commenting that he was happy with his level, the Serbian spoke about how strange this year has been for him and also commented on what he knows about his participation in the next Australian Open.
complicated year
“I can say that this year was different from all the other years I had on tour. Very unusual for the circumstances that obviously occurred, particularly in the first two months of the year. It was difficult for me to find the balance that I needed to play the best tennis with everything that was happening off the court, you know, after Australia. But I think, towards the end of the clay season, I really started to play the way I want to play, at the level I wanted to play. Wimbledon was a very important tournament for me, and it has always come, throughout my career, exactly at the moment I need it to come. It was a huge relief, but at the same time also a huge confidence boost.”
Level after Wimbledon
“I feel that all the tournaments I played after Wimbledon I played at a high level. I won two out of three and played the final in the third, which was Bercy last week. I have also started this tournament well, I generally like to play indoors, historically I have had excellent results on these types of courts”.
Favorite to title
“All the players said it: all the games are final here, there are no clear favorites to be honest. You have to be very strong from the beginning. That was my case tonight.”
News about Australia
“No, nothing official yet. We are waiting. My lawyers are contacting the Australian government. That’s all I can say for now.”
Match Roger Federer if he wins the title
“Well, of course, I know. Making history in this sport is always a huge motivating factor for me. I mean, maybe it doesn’t necessarily affect the whole focus of the specific match because I have enough experience and I know myself well and I know what I need to do to prepare for my next challenge and next opponent, but of course I’m aware of the possibility of doing it again. history. It is a great pleasure and an honor to be in that position. So it motivates me and inspires me to play even better tennis.”
Level ante Tsitsipas
“I started the game very well. I knew there would probably be a lot of easy-to-win service games for him and me because the conditions are such that there’s altitude, the track is fast and it’s very difficult to return. If you serve well, if you hit your points well, being accurate, you earn a lot of free points. That was the case. I knew early on that against big servers like him, you might have a good chance of breaking on his first or second serve. That was my case. Then I closed the match in the tiebreak with two great serves, which always helps. I managed to read his service in the tiebreaker when I needed to. I did some great passings. There aren’t really many negatives, other than maybe trying to take more serves and trying to get my opponent to play.”
