The Serbian tennis player covered many topics in the press conference, after his victory in the first round of the US Open
Novak Djokovic has earned the 2nd round of the US Open, after having easily overcome Radu Albot in the first round of the New York Slam. The Serbian champion immediately showed good physical condition. Nole has not played since winning the gold medal at the Olympics and is now ready for the second round, where he will face the countryman Laslo Djere, a tennis player who last year took him to the fifth set here.
In the post-match press conference, Djokovic spoke about many topics, such as the schedule of the matches at Flushing Meadows, his upcoming 2nd round and the condition of his knee.
“Of course playing so late doesn’t help, in the end I can also feel that I’m slowly getting tired and waiting to play is really a long wait. You just have to accept this, I like playing night matches but I like playing first and having the possibility to finish at a more decent time. Of course it wasn’t what I wanted but if you get a win then everything is fine,” said Nole about time and schedule.
Djokovic then talked about his physical condition, especially his knee.
“Today I struggled on serve and on certain shots but overall I played quite well. It’s always difficult to start, especially when you haven’t played on a surface for a while. I expect a few more difficulties for this in these first rounds. Knee? It’s really good, both at the Olympics and here I haven’t had any problems and let’s hope it continues like this,” he said.
“It’s great to be here and I’m happy to face Laslo, I saw him in the locker room and we congratulated each other. It’s a great win for him who was recovering from an injury and who was struggling to find the right condition, winning in the first round against Struff is a great victory. Moreover, all this is fantastic for Serbian tennis, two tennis players from our country facing each other in a Slam. I hope to go to the third round but Djere excels on big courts and loves the conditions here. He is a tennis player with a very flat backhand and a great serve, he is physically well. I remember our match well, it was a very tough challenge and now I will watch it again to analyze it better,” explained the Serbian champion about his upcoming 2nd round.
