Tennis
Djokovic: ‘I still have a lot of motivation, I get very upset when I lose’
Novak Djokovic may have lost world number one to Daniel Medvedev, but he certainly hasn’t lost his appetite and motivation for tennis.
Speaking to reporters after his expulsion from Dubai and painful loss to world No. 123 Giri Veseli, Novak Djokovic clarified that as long as his body holds out, he will do his best and fight for the Tour’s most important trophies. . .
The Serbian champion stated that he is hungrier than ever and ready to recover from the next tournament, which remains to be seen whether it will be the Indian Wells Masters (10/03) as it is not certain whether unvaccinated tennis players will be allowed to participate .
“My goal is to continue playing tennis. This is the ultimate goal. As long as I feel it and as long as I can play. As far as my body allows, the circumstances in my life, the people around me.
I’m still very motivated and I get very upset when I lose. I care. It’s important to me to win every match, like everyone on the tour, regardless of my age. I’m glad I feel a lot of emotions every day because it means I really want to be part of this sport and part of the Toursaid the holder of 20 Grand Slam titles and 86 titles overall.
As of next Monday (02/28), Djokovic will no longer be world No. 1 after spending 361 weeks at the top, which is a world record.
Dubai was the Serb’s first tournament of the year after the big adventure in Melbourne and his deportation from Australia, which meant an inability to defend his title at the Australian Open. Those 2000 points lost drop him from world No. 1 to which Daniel Medvedev is set to rise.
Nole admitted he needs more games to regain his level.
“The more games I play, the more comfortable I’ll be on the pitch. i have to play I haven’t had many games in the past few months. I don’t see my age as an obstacle in my career. I feel my body is in excellent condition in terms of how it holds up and how it comes back. It’s definitely something that makes me optimistic about the future‘ he pointed out characteristically.
It remains to be seen what Djokovic’s next stop is, which might be the Monte Carlo Masters on April 10th!
source: tennis24
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