“Objectively, Djokovic looks the best at the Australian Open” – Tarpishchev

President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev in a conversation with a correspondent, he said that, all things being equal, the Serb clearly looks like a favorite at the Australian Open Novak Djokovic .

Djokovic is a nine-time tournament champion. In the quarterfinals, he will play with the Russian Andrey Rublev. Earlier, another Russian tennis player, Karen Khachanov, reached the semi-finals.

Do you believe in the Russian final at the Australian Open?

“Usually we don’t think that far ahead. After all, tennis is not football, where two 45-minute halves are played. We are almost the only sport that is not limited in time. During two tournament weeks, a huge amount of fatigue can accumulate. Here I played two matches of five sets in a row – it’s not enough to finish the tournament.

Objectively, in all respects, Djokovic looks the best in this tournament. He has no shortcomings in the preparation. He is probably the best fan on the pitch, he can send the ball anywhere in different situations. So he has an advantage. However, it is difficult to assume possible charges, injuries. So we can’t guess.

We had planned that in the quarter-finals we would have three people, including Medvedev. However, at this point, either Medvedev or Khachanov would have already left (laughs). So I can say that we have fulfilled our task, in a way. The rest is all up to your own recovery and who you’re playing with – how much load it’s under. Additionally, there is also a nervous system that behaves differently for everyone during the tournament. The same Rublev played unevenly in previous matches, the nervous system also gets tired, and recovery is of paramount importance. It’s hard to predict, these things don’t feel. Only if we assume that everything is in perfect condition. If you think so, then the favorite for today is Djokovic, Tarpishchev told .