Novak Djokovic Talks About The Everyday Perseverance To Master His Tennis

World Number one, Novak Djokovic is through to the finals of Rakuten Japan Open 2019 and he spoke about his everyday efforts and perseverance on the courts aid him to maintain his niche in tennis and dealing with expectations of the audience. 

“It’s also a mind game in a way because when you have so much success behind you, there is always an expectation from yourself and from others,” Novak Djokovic said. “Everyone asks you questions and sees you already fighting for the trophy, but you still have to master every day. And that’s why you have to create your own bubble in a way, where you just focus on the present moment.”

Djokovic explained that winning is his ultimate goal and he visualizes himself playing for the title. “It’s individual, so everybody goes through their own unique path and journey and whatever suits them in their approach to a tournament. For me, obviously I do visualize myself being there and fighting for the trophy because that’s every tournament’s goal where I participate. I try to get the trophy. I don’t have any ambition that is less than that,” he said.

He treats every single day as different but keeps his training regime constant each day. “I understand that every day is different and I have to try to focus my attention and my energy to every day: starting it off well, respecting my routines, respecting the warm-up, the preparation, the recovery after that. Really being able to feel comfortable on the court and off the court, that allows you to peak when you want the most and to perform well,” he added.

The top-seed in Japan, Novak Djokovic has advanced to his 110th tour-level and will be playing  John Millman on Sunday for his 76th ATP title and the Serb was pleased with the ambiance in Tokyo, Japan as he received constant support from his Japanese fans. 

“I do feel I get a lot of support, especially here,” Djokovic said. “I’ve seen a lot of flags, actually Japanese people holding Serbian flags, which is something that makes me very happy and I am very thankful for that. I’m very satisfied with the way I’ve been playing for the whole week. It’s been a very positive week on the court, off the court as well. Hopefully, I’ll be able to crown it tomorrow with a trophy.”

After Tokyo, Djokovic will be flying to China for the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai. He will open up against Frances Tiafoe or Denis Shapovalov in the second round of Shangai Rolex Masters  2019.

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