Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic said he was physically exhausted after the first set of his Australian Open quarter-final match against American Taylor Fritz .
On Tuesday, Djokovic reached the semifinals of the Australian Open by defeating Fritz 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. The meeting lasted 3 hours 45 minutes. After the match, Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios interviewed Djokovic on court.
– Good to see you, Nick. You look good in the booth, but you look even better on the field. We miss you.
I suffered a lot in the first set because of the very high quality tennis played by Taylor. He served closer to the line. He seemed to be choking me from the back court line. I played most of the games on defense, it was very difficult to find the right moment. It was also very hot. It’s physically very exhausting, but also emotionally.
Around the middle of the third set, I improved my game and showed it until the end. I served very well, I admit that I had even more aces than him, which can be considered a surprise,” Djokovic said.
In the semi-final, Djokovic will face the winner of the match between Jannik Sinner (Italy, 4) and Andrey Rublev (Russia, 5).
Source : MatchTV
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