"Wimbledon had a movie script, I will always be proud of what I have done"
The best player in the world Novak Djokovic claims that he will arrive fully ready to the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the season, where he defends the title.
Novak is in Cincinnati, where he is also defending the title, and in his statement for Sport Klub he talked about the upcoming tournaments, as well as the Wimbledon final and the eternal race with Federer and Nadal.
Djokovic says it wasn't easy for him to make a decision to skip the Rogers Cup in Canada.
"I played a lot of tennis even though I wasn't at the tournament in Canada. It was a difficult decision for me considering I love playing in Canada, I had a lot of success there and it's a big tournament we are talking about. However it was a team decision for us to skip that tournament in order to spend one more week on training and preparations for Cincinnati and US Open, I hope to be fresh and fully ready there because that's the goal in this part of the season", says Djokovic for SK.
On the legendary Wimbledon final where he defeated Roger Federer in five sets after nearly five hours, Novak said that it was one of the matches he will remember for the rest of his life.
"It was a movie script, one of the most exciting matches I have played in my life. Probably the only match that can be compared with is the one in Australia against Nadal in 2012 which lasted nearly six hours. Mentally, probably the most demanding match because of the whole atmosphere and everything that was happening, because of Federer who played the Wimbledon final very well"
"Now, I am not thinking much about that match, because my thoughts are on the present moments and what is coming. Tennis season is the way it is that you don't even have much time to look back at everything you experienced. That one additional week without tournaments allowed me to spend more quality time with family and to train, to look back at everything that happened in London. I am very proud and filled, it's something that I will carry with myself, but it's time to keep going", says Novak.
The world number one is currently sitting on 16 Grand Slam trophies, he has two less than Nadal and four less than Federer.
Every next Grand Slam can be of big significance in the final tallies, so the Big 3 race for the final place in the history of sport is something that really attracts the attention of tennis fans.
"For Nadal, Federer and me it's already a race. Especially in this phase of our careers, when we are, according to some tennis standards in older years, especially Roger, but we still occupy the top three spots in the world. As far as I am concerned, I always valued Grand Slams as the most important tournaments, especially in these last few years because I am aware that they are what counts the most, besides, of course, the historic number one which I am approaching as well. That's why I definitely have to give my maximum at other tournaments", added Novak.
That's why Cincinnati, which he failed to win before last season, will be very important for him.
"I don't know to play any differently. Any tournament, any match, I try to give my best, although you always try to time your form to be the best at Grand Slams, which is the highest goal", concluded Djokovic.
Was never concerned much by it especially then as he started to ascend again anyway, but I am glad he got himself in better shape.
