Before the men’s tennis season with the ATP finals in Turin and the Davis Cup in Innsbruck, Turin and Madrid finally comes to an end, Novak Djokovic is once again in top form: With the finals in Paris-Bercy again prematurely number one in the world at the end of the year, with the 37th title at a Masters 1000 event, he is now also the sole record holder in this list. The 34-year-old Serb has had a sensational season and is still hungry for more.
“Yes, I love to break records. I am very motivated to keep going,” said the “Djoker” after the triumph in Paris. His priority are the Grand Slam tournaments and the Masters 1000 events. “That’s where you can win the most points.”
As early as November 14th, the “Masters” – the ATP Finals – will see the eight best players of the season compete for the next title. Should he manage to triumph in Turin, he could catch up with Roger Federer, who won the season’s final tournament six times.
After the 4: 6.6: 3.6: 3 final success in the east of Paris over his conqueror at the US Open in New York, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, Djokovic didn’t want to say much about the missed “Grand Slam”. After victories at the Australian and French Open as well as at Wimbledon, he had the chance to win all four major tournaments within the same year, which was most recently achieved with the men Rod Laver (1969) and the women Steffi Graf (1988) . “I’ve already closed this chapter. I really don’t mourn it anymore,” he said at his winning press conference.
“I was very relieved that the Grand Slam season was over because I felt a lot of pressure – like never before in my life,” said the world number one. And that didn’t change anything about his hunger for more. “I’ve always been honest enough to say that the history of our sport is a great motivation for me.”
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