In one statement, the best tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic, touched on Australia and everything bad that he went through after his return.
- “After returning from Australia, I have to admit that I may have underestimated the emotional state I was in a bit. I thought, “You know, well, I’m out of Australia, that’s what it is. What happened, happened. I’m moving on. ” But then in the following months, I felt that the emotional and mental traces of what was happening there were still there. I felt that in the last few weeks I started to get out of it and use it as fuel and turn it into positive energy. These were circumstances I had never encountered before. ”- says Novak and continues:
After that, Djokovic only played his first tournament in Dubai, where he did not become famous.
- “How many years I have been on tour and as much experience as I have in the tennis ecosystem on and off the court that I have been involved in the Players’ Council, tennis policy and media, I felt experienced with various factors that are part of my life and tennis. However, this was something completely unexpected, so it left a mark on me. More emotionally and mentally than physically, I thought about things, I returned to the balance of body and soul. “
- “I wanted to approach the tournament like everyone else, when I started playing official matches it was not easy to just finish it, I had to fight with it. It’s hard to describe, I can’t find the right word. But the feeling was that something was holding me back, especially in the first couple of tournaments, I felt like I wasn’t my own. In the duels with Vesely and Davidovich Fokina, I felt as if it wasn’t me. I was more nervous than usual, I was in a defensive mode, mentally when I started playing points. “- says Djokovic.
And after that he played the finals at the Serbia Open in Belgrade.
- “It took me a while to get through it, good energy in Serbia and the support of the fans helped me get through it. I hope that from now on, everything will return to the optimal balance that I need to play my best. “- concluded Novak Djokovic.
