‘Shocked’ Novak Djokovic reacts to losing at the Australian Open for the first time in six years | RCM568G | 2024-01-26 16:08:01
'Shocked' Novak Djokovic reacts to losing at the Australian Open for the first time in six years | RCM568G | 2024-01-26 16:08:01
Novak Djokovic says he was 'shocked' by how badly he played in Friday's semi-final defeat to Jannik Sinner on the Australian Open and believes it is one among his worst-ever Grand Slam displays.
The Serbian has been the dominant drive in Melbourne for over a decade and was wanting to add his 11th title at this yr's event – and a 25th major to place him clear of Maragret Courtroom.
However he was crushed 6-1 6-2 6-7 (6-Eight) 6-Three in a bruising encounter, with the much younger Sinner dominating the contest.
Incredibly, it is the first time Djokovic has ever misplaced a semi-final at the Australian Open, having gained the previous 10, and it is his first defeat in Melbourne since a shock loss to Chung Hyeon in 2018.
The 36-year-old was filled with reward for Sinner's show afterwards, though felt he was far from his greatest in Friday's match and admits he has struggled for type all through this yr's event.
Talking at his post-match press convention, Djokovic stated: 'First I need to congratulate Sinner for enjoying an awesome match and an ideal event up to now, he's deservedly in the remaining. He outplayed me utterly at this time.
'I was, in a means, shocked with my degree – in a nasty approach! There was not a lot I was doing proper in the first two units and I assume this is among the worst Grand Slam matches I have ever performed, no less than that I keep in mind.
'So not a really pleasant feeling enjoying this manner, but at the similar time credit to him for doing every little thing higher than me, in every facet of the sport.
'I attempted, I fought, I managed to sort of increase my degree a bit of bit in the third set, saved match point, played a very good tiebreak.
'But, once more, the fourth set. Very dangerous recreation to lose, 40-0 up on 1-2, sort of towards the wind slightly bit. Just general performance-wise the level of my tennis was really not nice.
'I assume in these moments you simply attempt to discover the serenity but on the similar time attempt to uplift your self and your recreation. That's what I attempted, and the gang was nice, they have been really truthful in the direction of each gamers, plenty of help for each Jannik and I. And that's all, congratulations to him.'
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Asked if he was stunned by how much he underperformed, Djokovic continued: 'To be trustworthy the whole event really I haven't performed close to my greatest. Some matches, perhaps towards [Adrian] Mannarino, was nice, but a lot of the matches I used to be not enjoying up to par – that's to say, the best way I play usually here in Australia.
'So in a means it did shock me, as a result of I didn't assume it might be that dangerous within the first two sets, however then again, I didn't really feel myself on the courtroom during this event.
'One might say that semi-finals is a superb end result, however I all the time anticipate the very best of myself and it wasn't meant to be right now.'
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