Novak Djokovic sera bien au rendez-vous de la deuxième semaine à l'US Open. Vendredi soir, le Serbe a tenu son rang contre Cameron Norrie, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-3. Le Serbe a tout de même lâché un set en route mais a rendu une belle copie avec 18 aces et 51 coups gagnants. La deuxième manche aurait pu basculer du côté de Nole, qui n'a défendu aucune balle de break, qui aurait pu break trois fois à 3-3, et qui menait 6-1 au tie-break. Un léger contre-temps qui n'a rien d'inquiétant, a priori. Dimanche, Djokovic fera face au puncheur Jan-Lennard Struff. Notons que "Djoko" est le huitième de finaliste le plus âgé à l'US Open depuis Jimmy Connors en 1991.
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00:28You know, I told Cameron at the net, like, I don't want to, you know, I don't know if he thinks that I was doing that on purpose to bother him or not, because it's absolutely not, was not my intention.
00:41But I felt like I needed that treatment, and I felt better after that, you know, when the Mets kicked in as well.
00:47I don't know, when it gets cold tomorrow, I'll see what the reality is.
00:51But, yeah, I was lucky, lucky not to, you know, have that burden stay there.
01:00It was just there for a few games, and after that, it was fine.
01:04If anybody has been very open and curious about, you know, trying new things out or, like, getting whatever sports science, medical sports science, you know, claims that it's good out there, whether it's machines, whether it's, you know, different treatments,
01:21methods or whatever it is, I'm the first one to try it out, because I really, I not only want to be able to extend my career and perform well at this stage for as long as I can,
01:34but also I love the wellness and longevity.
01:37I just am very attracted by that, like, it's one of my biggest passions in life.
01:42So, I always love to see how, not only how sick can we be, but how healthy can we be, you know, like prevention, I've worked a lot on that.
01:52But I don't think there is much more that I could do to what I'm doing now, to be honest.
01:57So, it's just, if the body doesn't listen to me, you know, when I go deep in the Grand Slams tournaments, as it was kind of the case last few slams,
02:10then that's a hard one to swallow for me, because I know, you know, the amount of hours I'm putting in daily to care for my body.
02:19But at the same time, you know, biological age is not something that, I guess, you can reverse, and it is what it is.
02:27You know, the wear and tear on the body all these years is taking a toll, and I'm aware of it, but I'm resisting it, you know.
02:34I'm trying to do my best to still be out there competing with the young guys on the highest level.
02:41Well, I think I was, yeah, quite open in the press conference after semis gave a little bit of insight of what's happening in my head.
02:49I mean, I'm asking myself questions, of course, more, you know, nowadays than I have been ever before in terms of, like, you know,
03:00how long do I want to keep going at this level, and how do I want to approach my schedule to kind of extend my career,
03:06because I really want to play.
03:07I still feel like I enjoy myself competing.
03:11I can be very hard on myself and my team.
03:14I know that, but I still feel like I have a game left in me, you know, to play at the highest level.
03:21And as I said before several times, as long as I have that feeling of really that level is still alive, is still present,
03:30I feel like I want to keep going.
03:32And I want to keep pushing myself to see, you know, whether I can have a shot at another slam or, you know, any big tournaments.
03:40And I also enjoy the support and the love that I'm getting really the last couple of years has been amazing.
03:47Anywhere I go and I really, you know, enjoy that feeling.
03:53And there are other reasons and motivations that I have to still keep on playing.
03:59But, yeah, there's internal discussion happening as well for me.
04:06But I try to focus my thoughts and my attention to this very present moment and what needs to be done.
04:14So I'm still competing and I might get a little bit more philosophical again when I finish the tournament.
04:19But I'll try to focus on the next challenge here.
