Novak Djokovic: 'I am watching Rafael Nadal's French Open matches'
In an interview to Eurosport, Novak Djokovic was asked by the six-time Major winner Boris Becker if he is watching Rafael Nadal's matches at the French Open on TV. "I am watching him, especially when you play your matches on different days. TVs are everywhere in your home, facilities, gym, locker rooms. When the main guys are playing, everyone is watching in the locker room. I watched him, Roger, Dominic, Zverev, del Potro. I followed closely but the main focus is on my game because I know I have had success against those guys on different surfaces and I know what it takes to go far in this tournament. I have tremendous respect for those guys especially Rafa who has won here 11 times", said Djokovic.
"It's a mindset, strategy. It's very important to be clear with what your priorities are and where you want to play. In matches, you have to apply what you work on in practice. Grand Slams are the biggest goals of the year, are the ones that count the most to you. I have to adjust everything. My family life, everything around, peaking at those big events. It has worked in the past and especially in the last 12 months. Winning Wimbledon last year was a huge confidence boost and springboard for what was coming up after. I was No. 20, I lost here in the quarters, a tough match against Marco Cecchinato last year, then I got into the grass season, played the final at Queen's. Winning a Slam, especially Wimbledon, that is the cathedral of tennis and I always aimed to win that tournament. And winning it after everything I have been through in the surgery and coming back and finding myself on the court and off the court, that was crucial. After that, I just started to bring together again."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2JNEEFC
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