Following his crushing defeat by Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open, 6-1, 6-2, 6-6 (8-6), 6-3, Novak Djokovic expressed disbelief at his current state of play.
The Serbian was aiming to create history on Sunday by breaking Margaret Court’s 24-grand slam record in her native country. He had a perfect 10-for-10 record after making it to the semi-finals in Melbourne.
But following his loss off the court, Djokovic gave a critical evaluation of his play, emphasizing that he thought the talented youngster had outplayed him completely.
Djokovic expressed his thoughts in the post-match interview and said: “He outplayed me completely. He’s definitely in the final. I’m kind of hot-headed right now. After the match, it’s very difficult to reflect on things more profoundly. Maybe tomorrow in a few days, but I have a lot to be very proud of in terms of what I have achieved here. The streak was going to end, you know, one day.”
Djokovic added: “It was going to happen, and, you know, at least I gave everything I possibly could under circumstances where I didn’t play well, and I lost to, you know, a player that has a very good chance to win his first slam. That’s all it is. But yeah, this has been a very special city—the best, by far, Grand Slam of my career. Yeah, I just hope that I’ll get a chance to come back, yeah, to play at least another time and go through the emotions once more.”
Novak Djokovic on his Australian Open streak coming to an end with his loss to Jannik Sinner:
“I'm kind of hot headed right now. After the match it's very difficult to reflect on things in a more profound way. Maybe tomorrow, maybe in a few days' time, but I definitely have a… pic.twitter.com/pV8EYRjY8L
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Novak Djokovic in 2024
WWWWLWWLWL Ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 26th of January when he was overcome by world no.4 Jannik Sinner 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
This season Novak has managed to achieve a compiled 7-2 record. Novak Djokovic’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
Djokovic is scheduled to play next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.
Sinner at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWWLWWWW Currently ranked no.4 (career-high), Jannik has achieved a 6-0 win-loss record in 2024. The Italian is now having a run at the Australian Open where he ousted the world no.59 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 7-5 6-3, the world no.161 Jesper De Jong 6-2 6-2 6-2, the world no.29 Sebastian Baez 6-0 6-1 6-3, the world no.15 Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-5 6-3, the world no.5 Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-65 6-3 and the world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-2 6-76 6-3.
Sinner won 11 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner has scheduled to play next in Marseille (Open 13 Provence). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 5th of February.
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner faced off 7 times. Their current head to head is 4-3 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they squared off, Jannik Sinner won 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 26th of January 2024.
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