The Serbian tennis player had the reaction after falling in the first set of the definition against Sebastian Korda. In any case, the Balkan managed to turn the tide and win his 92nd title.
Novak Djokovic had to fight with everything to win the Adelaide I ATP Finals. The Serb beat American Sebastian Korda 6(8)-7, 7-6(3) and 6-4 . Of course, one of the situations that caught the eye happened at the end of the first quarter.
Once finished the decisive game, Djokovic strode to his chair, pointing his finger at an area of the stands, gesturing clearly for someone to step down. Not finding the expected answer, he now insisted on speaking in Italian. “Foori! Go on! ”. Something like “get out, go”.
It was finally his brother Marko who ended up stopping to leave the scene, captured by the cameras of the official transmission.
complicated encounter
The duel for Dokovic accelerated from the ninth game of the first set. There, Korda managed to break his serve and got a triple match point in the next game, which the Serb managed to save, leading the whole thing to a tiebreaker.
Here came another frustrating moment for Nole, as he trailed 7-6, about to take the set. However, he did not succeed and ended up falling into the decisive game by 10-8 .
In the second set, something similar happened. Korda started in game three to go up 2-1 and in game 12 Djokovic forced a tiebreaker. Of course, on this occasion he clearly triumphed 7-3 .
Already in the last set, Djokovic took advantage of the American’s first weakness in the tenth game to close the match and win his 92nd title.
“Nobody is invincible. We have seen the great tennis players in history lose great matches. I lost many where I was winning or very close,” Djokovic said after the match. “Sometimes they fall on your side and sometimes not. Luckily I won more so obviously I’m happy “, he added.
“There are those who feel more comfortable serving and stealing when faced with match point, others feel more comfortable playing more conservatively from the back. It’s a question of when, who you’re playing against and how you feel”, continued the tennis player before emphasizing that “it’s clear that thousands of things are going through your head at that moment. You feel the pressure, no doubt. It’s just how to handle it, how to adapt it, and how you come back to the present and try to make the most of it. ”.
Additionally, he said the more adjusted wins he gets, the greater the impact on his rivals. “I think it also hits the heads of your rivals more. That’s what I want. I want you to know that no matter the score, I’m always here, always fighting until the last point and I can turn the tide. “, he warned.
“I had everything under control. I wasn’t playing my best tennis, but I found a way to win,” Djokovic confessed.I think on tough days when you don’t hit the ball you don’t feel your best version on the pitch and you win the game especially if it’s in the later rounds like the final it gives you more confidence and satisfaction of having achieved it. “, hill.
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