The world number one tennis player appeared disappointed with himself after losing to Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2024.
Novak Djokovic experienced an unforgettable match in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2024. This loss ended a long winning streak of 33 matches and 6 consecutive years at Djokovic’s favorite Grand Slam tournament.
With this achievement, he set a new record and dominated the Australian tennis scene for a long time.
In the post-match press conference, Djokovic expressed his disappointment and dissatisfaction with the poor performance.
`First of all, I want to congratulate Sinner for playing an excellent match, and for having a good tournament so far. He deserves to be in the final. He completely outplayed me today.
He continued to share about his mood on the court: `I was shocked by my level of play, it was really bad. I made too many mistakes in the first two sets. I guess this is one of the
Djokovic felt shocked with his poor performance in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2024
Djokovic not only expressed disappointment about his performance on the court but also reminded himself of his standards of play.
`To be honest, in the whole tournament, I didn’t really play at my best. The match against Adrian Mannarino was probably the rare time I played at my best, but in most other matches, I
Nole also analyzed the end of his impressive winning streak at the Australian Open: `That streak will end one day. That will happen in a situation where I don’t play well and lose to one hand.`
The world number one tennis player also did not forget to express his gratitude to the city of Melbourne after his unprecedented achievements.
Finally, Djokovic left open questions about the future and whether he can return to the top.
Caroline