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Novak Djokovic on the US Open: “I would have felt better prepared in New York if I hadn’t played in the Olympics”

At the US Open (defeat in the final against Daniil Medvedev, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4), Novak Djokovic was close to winning all the Grand Slam tournaments of the year 2021. His participation in the Olympic Games in Did Tokyo have an influence on her fitness in New York? The Serbian said it this Wednesday in an interview with L’Equipe. “It might have been better if I didn’t go to the Games before this US Open“, first declared the world number one.-

I would have had more reserves in mental, physical energy. I went to Tokyo with the tank at 50%. The game was fine, but I was already walking on the reserve, he added. I’m not trying to make excuses for myself. I don’t spend too much time in my life, in my career, looking for it. I’m not the type to dwell on either … But one thing is certain, I would have felt better prepared in New York if I had not played in the Olympics. But once I say that I don’t regret going.”

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Novak Djokovic also returned to his semi-final lost at the Olympic Games against Alexander Zverev (1-6, 6-3, 6-1). “In extremely difficult conditions, with incredible humidity and two matches in the middle of the day, the energy tank was dropping, dropping, he indicated. And it turned against Zverev in the semi-finals (1-6, 6-3, 6-1) in a match that I could have won.“In Tokyo, Novak Djokovic did not add a second Olympic medal to his collection, after the bronze won in Beijing 2008.

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