“Wasn’t prepared for it,” Novak Djokovic reveals SHOCKING secrets about the 2021 US Open Final
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Current World No.1 Novak Djokovic is always the talk of the town because of many controversies. Recently, he is surrounded with doubts over the Australian Open 2022 participation.
Due to COVID-19 protocols, it is necessary for every player to give their vaccination status but Novak did not reveal and applied for an exemption against the vaccine. This application was discouraged by the AO authorities and many people across the globe took objection to his application. The player would participate in the tournament or not is still not clear. But his fans would definitely miss their tennis star on the court if he doesn’t participate.
Novak Djokovic on US Open 2021 finals
Recently in an interview with L’Équipe Novak shared about his experience at the 2021 US Open finals. He said that he has never been the crowd’s favorite in big matches but at the US Open the crowd gave immense support to him.
He was overwhelmed by the reaction of the crowd and remained emotional throughout the match. The only regret that he had was he did not cry before the match, if he did he would have been liberated.
Following the match, he had arranged a dinner party but he was too emotional to go. His friends cheered for him and Monica Seles called him crying. Novak later said that he would have performed at the Open better if he skipped the Olympics but he doesn’t like to have ‘what if’s in his life, in his life and career he doesn’t like to have excuses.
“When I stepped onto the court for the US Open final, I was overwhelmed with the crowd support. I’m not usually the crowd favourite in big matches. I wasn’t prepared for such a reception. It caught me off guard. I had a different emotional response that maybe affected my game,” he said.
“My only regret about the US Open final is I didn’t cry earlier. I should have let go of all these mixed emotions inside of me earlier. I’m not saying I would have won the match. Daniil was much better on the day. But the action of crying liberated me – just a little too late. I had a nice team dinner planned for after the US Open final. I was so emotionally wrecked that I didn’t want to go. But everyone cheered me up and I went. Monica Seles called me crying. It ended up being quite a long, emotional night – it eased my mind,” he further added.
“One thing’s for sure – I would have been better prepared for the US Open had I skipped the Olympics. But I don’t regret going. I don’t like ‘what if’s’. In my life and in my career, I try not to find excuses.”
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