US Open 2008

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ik kan hier niet veel positiefs uithalen :|


Q. How are you feeling?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, very exhausted, but I've tried ‑‑ sorry you have been waiting for me over an hour. I've really been trying to pay attention on recovery priorities. So right now I feel better. Hopefully I'm going to be ready for next match.


Q. How's your hip?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, the hip was the problem, yeah, during the match, but it was more exhaustion.

The physio helped me a lot, and it was a hot day. So mostly, you know, I don't think I would feel that bad today if I didn't finish that late two nights ago.

So it was quite difficult schedule for me, but ‑‑ so you can recover two times playing four hours is not easy, so I had to really put an effort in.


Q. After the match, your mother sort of hit her heart and you did that, then you hit everything else.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, it's just probably mixed emotions after the match, just trying to show them, you know, how much effort I put into this match.


Q. Did you feel residual results? I mean, coming off of that late‑night match coming in today, did you, starting out even in the first set, did you feel like you had less in the tank than you would ordinarily like?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Yes, I did. There is no doubt about that. I didn't feel well. The moment I stepped on the court, I felt, already, as you said, less energy in the tank. So I really tried to forget about that, to eliminate those things, but I just had to, you know. I had to take a medical timeout a couple of times, go to the bathroom, because just many things involved. You know, I want to do everything to win.


Q. How's your ankle? Your right ankle?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Yeah, well, if we start talking about things that are bothering me, as I said on the court, we'll chat for a long time. It's better I skip all these things and leave it behind. Hopefully I can be better.


Q. Given all this, do you wonder how you won that match?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Ah, well, again, trying to be positive. After that fourth set, I really doubted, you know, especially on that start of the fifth set, because I didn't know if I was able to continue on going on the high level, and he was just getting into the game more and more. Physically he was fitter than me, I had a feeling. And winning that fourth set, he gained confidence. So he was really going for the shots.

But somehow I managed. I managed to really stay focused and play the right shots at the right time.


Q. Was there any moment where you thought of pulling out? You really looked spent.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, there was, of course, but I didn't want. I said to myself, if I play for three‑and‑a‑half hours, you know, four sets, I'll hold on for another sets. We'll see how it goes.

Pfff, wat een huilebalk zeg. Ik vind het een mooie tennisser, maar hier moet hij echt mee op gaan houden. Als het echt zo erg is, moet hij opgeven. Zuid-Amerikaanse trekjes, wat we eerder ook al van Gonzo hebben gezien, en dat hebben we ook wel vaker van Djoko gezien. Op deze manier probeert hij gewoon de aandacht van zijn matige optreden af te halen, beetje jammer...