“Now that you are in the final phase of the Masters, do you allow yourself to think about the final victory?
There are only two matches left to win, but at the same time it seems far away. And I have Novak opposite me in the half. And if I win, it won’t be easy in the final. Winning the Masters, I dream of it. And why not ? But I will already have to play my best tennis in the semi-final. I will be facing one of the greatest players in the history of tennis, the best in the world currently. We’ll really have to bring out the best tennis to beat him.
“I had to be able to have fun on the court, to detach myself from the result”
When you arrived here, you mentioned your mental fatigue. You started the tournament badly with a defeat. But here you are in the semi-finals.
Yes, I feel like I’ve returned to the level I was at during the first half of the season. We talked about it with Juan Carlos Ferrero after the first match. He told me I had to give everything I had in the tank in this tournament. It’s the last of the year and it’s time to let go.
The next day, in training, and also during the match against Rublev, it was pretty good. The key was understanding at what level I had to play. Whether I lose or win, I had to be able to have fun on the court, to detach myself from the result, from the qualification. You just had to give it your all and have fun. If I win, great. If I lose, too bad. »
