Following his 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(2) defeat to Jannik Sinner on Tuesday on the Nitto ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic greeted the Italian dwelling favorite with a heat embrace on the web. His goodwill continued in his post-match press convention, the place he was filled with reward for his opponent’s play.
“You need to simply congratulate him. He simply performed a improbable match,” the Serbian stated. “That is what I advised him on the web. I believe in an important moments, he performed his finest sport and he completely deserved to win.”
Djokovic was particularly complimentary of Sinner’s aggressive play through the essential moments, with the Italian connecting on a flurry of huge floor strokes through the shut of the primary and third units.
“I believe the primary distinction is that in the details, he was going for it, he was extra brave,” stated the World No. 1. “He deserved to win as a result of in necessary moments I wasn’t aggressive sufficient, I wasn’t decisive sufficient. I gave him the chance to take the management over the factors.”
Whereas Djokovic might discover little fault together with his personal sport general, he did take a lesson from the defeat.
“I believe I realized that in some moments I’ve to be a bit extra decisive. I wasn’t immediately. That is OK,” he stated. “Some you win, some you lose. Most of my profession I used to be successful these form of matches. Some I misplaced, just like the one tonight.”
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Djokovic’s activity was made doubly tough by the Italian crowd’s fixed assist for Sinner, in addition to the 22 year-old’s need to notch his first win of their Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence. However Djokovic is used to taking part in with a proverbial goal on his again.
“They wish to take the scalp. Jannik did that tonight,” he stated. “It is regular to lose a few of the matches like this, however I’ve to be content material with the battle, the combating spirit. I managed to make a comeback from a set down, a break down within the third set, taking part in in actually difficult and tough situations on the courtroom immediately.
“I am happy with the battle that I put in. It simply wasn’t sufficient for the win.”
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