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00:30You know, some amazing exchanges and points, and he just, yeah, he found incredible shots, lines, I mean, it was
00:40just amazing from his side, obviously not great for me to be facing a player playing in such a level,
00:47but, yeah, I don't think I've done too much wrong with my game, it's just that he was just better.
00:58I know that tough luck today.
01:01Okay. With Carlos Sideline and Yannick losing yesterday, did your mind begin to sort of dance and dream and think
01:09about the rest?
01:09I'll stop you right there. No, just lost third round, let's just talk about something else. Thank you.
01:15Ben.
01:19You know, just in general, what was your belief level now looking back at this tournament about your readiness for
01:25playing here?
01:25You have now played a ton of tennis levels this year, and do you feel like that was a factor
01:30in this match as it went on?
01:32You know, the amount of hours I played in three matches here felt like I played every tournament in the
01:36last three months, to be honest.
01:40So, yeah, I think I was playing good tennis, really good level, you know, considering I was injured for three
01:50months and trying to come back and then, you know, going pretty much straight into Grand Slam on this surface
01:56that's, you know, it's very demanding and for me it takes more time to get used to, to kind of
02:02find my groove.
02:05But, you know, taking everything in consideration and all the circumstances, I think, you know, the level was really good.
02:15I mean, I was happy with my level, of course, right now, being disappointed right off the court, losing, being
02:22close to win it, and, yeah, that's all I can say.
02:31Novak, here, on your right.
02:34We know you are very gracious in defeats with your opponents.
02:37We saw you talking to Joao at the net.
02:42If you want to say yes, what you told him, we're happy to have the information.
02:45But more globally speaking, how do you see his potential, his future, his game, the tennis player he is today
02:52and he might be tomorrow?
02:56Well, of course, I congratulated him and told him that he deserved to win and played an unbelievable match and
03:05he should be proud of himself and wishing him good luck for the rest of the tournament.
03:10And the kind of level of tennis we've seen him play created a lot of hype around him and I
03:19think we've all seen today why there is hype around him.
03:22So, yeah, just the level was amazing.
03:27Novak, regarding the outcome today and the results, do you realize the legacy you're leaving us with, 39 years old,
03:35playing five sets in Grand Slams like this?
03:43It's tough to reflect on this right now, if you all would understand me, but at the same time, a
03:51couple of times where I felt like I was barely standing on my legs, you know, towards the end of
03:57the match.
03:57And looking at the crowd and seeing them lift my spirits and support me was something really magical, honestly, so
04:08I, when I take out all the disappointment and, you know, negative thoughts about the match, you know, there's, there's
04:20a lot to be proud about what I've been through, what I experienced, you know, and I'm very grateful.
04:27I'm grateful for this kind of experience, yeah.
04:30Novak, will we see you back at Roland Garros next year?
04:34I don't know.
04:37Would it be okay if that was your last match to play against a player like that?
04:42I don't know.
04:44Isabel, or Moria?
04:46Isabel?
04:48Yeah.
04:49It was about, I mean, Fonseca, you obviously played a great, great match and I was basically going to ask
04:57about,
04:58if you see him maybe as the next-next, achieving great things in the future.
05:04Hopefully.
05:05I mean, he definitely has the potential to do that.
05:12Things have to come together and, of course, he's very professional from what I've seen so far.
05:19the last couple of years he's been on the tour, which is a precondition for success.
05:27Talent he's got, firepower he's got, and the whole Brazilian nation, you know, cheering him up,
05:34so there's a lot of excitement around him, rightfully so.
05:38So, hopefully, he can be the next great thing, you know, win slams, you know, I definitely wish to see
05:44that.
05:44One more in English, right?
05:46No, here, first question.
05:49Ciao.
05:51Sorry.
05:53Well, watching the first two sets, I had the impression that you were always choosing the right choice.
06:00You were always making the right choice, and he was playing a little bit like a junior.
06:04Did you have the impression that you were the one who could decide the match when you were still fresher?
06:15That there was something missing, probably because of lack of energies?
06:21Well, it would be nice if it was best of three, but it's not.
06:29And, yeah, I just ran out of guess, to be honest.
06:36I didn't feel good at all on the court in the next couple of sets, you know, I think.
06:42End of the fourth was my chance, I felt like best chance.
06:464-3, 15-40.
06:49He just played really good points, I mean, he was attacking, he was, I mean, big serves.
06:56When I look back, in important moments, could I have done something different?
07:02You know, you can always say yes, but you just have to say well done and congratulate him, hats off.
07:09I mean, he just played lights out tennis every time there was a decisive moment, he went for it.
07:18Maybe the only my fault was 3-1 in the fifth and serving, and when I dropped the serve.
07:24But, again, he played a couple of very aggressive points, and any ball coming to his forehand, around the forehand,
07:30mid-forehands,
07:32he was crushing it, and it was really hard to read, and he was just playing with extreme pace.
07:39And, you know, break point to come back to the match, three aces.
07:43What can you do, you know, with strongest aces, he's got the whole match, 2-20, 2-15.
07:48So, you know, the only thing you can say is well done, that's it.
07:52Thank you.
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