Novak Djokovic (1st in the world ranking) achieved an epic triumph in Roland Garroswhen coming back against Lorenzo Musetti (30th) by 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3 and 6-0 in more than four and a half hours of play, to reach the round of 16. Over there, will face the only South American alive: the Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo (27th).
After the victory, Nole went to the press conference and left his feelings: “I was in real trouble. Musetti made me feel very uncomfortable on the courtshowed an impressive level of play. There were times when I didn’t know what I could do. because he was capable of hitting winners from all corners, he served well, he defended every ball I proposed…”
“Really, it was the fans who gave me the necessary energy to come back. When they started chanting my name, I became a different tennis player. What I felt in the fifth set was incredible, it was as if I were surfing on top of a big wave,” he continued.
Then he added: “I managed to dominate the match and I didn’t stop doing so until the end. I know it will be difficult for him to accept this defeat, but he can leave very proud of the level of tennis he has shown.” Furthermore, he referred to his exhaustion: “When you have such demanding rallies above 20 strokes and beyond 2 in the morning it is inevitable to feel like this“.
“Who usually competes at this time? Lorenzo was playing the game of his life and he didn’t give me a break.. There was tremendous humidity and very cold, the conditions were very slow and it seemed almost impossible to move the ball. You couldn’t get free points on serve, so you had to fight for every point from the back. I physically pushed myself to the limit tonight.“he said forcefully.
Finally, he was asked about his thoughts on the time in which the match was played: “I have my opinions, but I don’t want to get into that after a match in which the show offered by both was so outstanding. I consider that things were They could have done it differently, but there is a certain beauty in winning a game at this time, especially if it were the last of the tournament. It is not, so I will have to activate all my young genes to recover as soon as possible“.
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