Novak Djokovic dismisses claims of downslide in his form – Tennis News
World number one, Novak Djokovic, has played down the claims that his performance is not the same as it was last years and it has has gone downwards.
Djokovic failed to defend his Wimbledon crown, as he lost to third ranked, Roger Federer of Switzerland, in the semi-finals at the All England Club on Friday.
Talking to the reporters after getting down at the hands of Federer, the Serbian said, "Comparing to last year people would say this year is not that great. But look, I won a Grand Slam, played finals, semi-finals, won a couple
of big tournaments, and played a lot of finals.”
Djokovic had a dream season in 2011, when he captured three Grand Slam titles. The Serbian juggernaut defeated Andy Murray in the Australian Open final to start the year. He went on to win 41 consecutive matches, losing his first
match of the season against Federer in the semi-finals of the French Open. The Belgrade, Serbia resident defeated Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon and US Open finals. Djokovic won a total of 10 titles in 2011.
In comparison, the Serbian star has won 41 and lost seven matches, with just two titles so far in this year. He defended his Australian Open title by beating Rafael Nadal at the start of this season. However, he lost his Dubai
Duty Free Tennis Championships, BNP Paribas Open, Mutua Madrid Open and Internazionali BNL d’Italia titles. The only other crown he succeeded in defending this year was the Sony Ericsson Open.
Djokovic stated, "So I'm very satisfied with the way it goes. Maybe couple of matches I'm disappointed about. But it's really difficult to do, to repeat what I have done last year, and I didn't expect myself to do that.”
He added, "I feel good about myself in general. I feel good playing on the major events. Confidence is there. I just need to continue on working hard and hoping for the best."
The Serbian will also lose his number one rankings at the hands of Federer, if the Swiss Maestro beats Andy Murray in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.
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