Novak Djokovic He regretted his abandonment this Friday at the semifinals of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, after his victory against Carlos Alcaraz he was applied several positions on the favorite lists to the title. The Serbian, currently number seven in the world, explained his physical protruds and responded bluntly to his critics.
«I had not touched the ball from Alcaraz’s game, so until an hour before the game I did everything I could to control muscle tear. The medications and I suppose that the selling and physiotherapy work helped to some extent, but towards the end of the first set I began to feel more and more pain and it was too much for me at that time. An unfortunate ending, but I tried, ”Djokovic said in the press conference after the meeting.
Belgrade acknowledged that “it could be” that he had continued if he had won the first manga, but that he noticed that his injury was “worsening more and more.” «I knew that even if I won the first set, It was going to be a huge uphill for me to remain physically To be with him in exchanges for two others, three, four hours. I don’t think I had that in the deposit today, ”he said.
“I don’t know, there is the possibility,” he replied asked if it was his last time at the Australian Open. «I will have to see how the season is going and if I want to continue. I like to come to Australia, here I have had the greatest success of my career, so, if I am in the form, healthy, motivated, I do not see any reason why I cannot come, ”he added.
Criticism and boos
As for possible Criticism of exhaustists like John Mcenroe and Boris Beckerhe did not want to go into details and limited himself to remembering that “it is always easier to judge and criticize, than to understand,” while about the boos received by the stands after his abandonment, he was also blunt.
“I don’t know what to say. There are people who came here, paid the tickets, waited for the battle and are not satisfied. I try to understand them, I don’t know if they understand me, but I know what is in my body, what I feel. I don’t know how much I have given in this tournament in the last 20 years, that’s where I will stop, I don’t want to continue in the wrong direction, ”he settled.
The former world of the world does not hide that he has been injured “enough in recent years.” «I do not know exactly what the reason is, maybe it is due to several different factors, but I will continue and continue to fight to win more Grand Slams While feeling that I want to endure all this I will be here»He warned.
On whether he will continue his relationship with Andy Murray, he acknowledged that he had not yet spoken with the Scottish “about the steps to follow.” «I will talk to Andy and thank you to be here with me. I will give my opinion, which is, of course, positive, and I will see how it feels and we will take the next step. It is a bit difficult now to change page and start talking about what are the next steps, we need to calm down a little and then we will talk, ”he said.
«I think I played very well in the tournament and I liked my possibilities if I was physically fit and ready to fight. It was never going to be an easy battle today, either was it for Zverev. I think I was hitting the ball very well and there are many positive aspects to get in terms of how I played. The semifinals are a very good result considering, the circumstances, but it is not satisfactory for me and for my standards because it always seeks to reach the final and fight for a trophy, ”said the winner of 24 ‘greats’ about his performance.
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