“And Nadal on clay, at a French Open, you’re not going to convince me he’s done yet the way he was playing leading up (before withdrawing injured) – I thought he was getting close to what he was before on the clay”.
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“So it’s normal there would be wear and tear on the body and you pick up a few more injuries as you go on in your career”.
“But I thought she’d win Wimbledon and she did”. Djokovic beat Roger Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 for his second U.S. Open title and 10th major championship overall.
He has been making a habit of winning tough matches in 2016 – ever since he was reunited with coach and former star player Ivan Lendl. However Andy will be focused on his tournament: ´I don´t know how he´s [Djokovic] feeling. Her bid to retain her Olympic singles title ended in Rio de Janeiro when she was sent crashing out of the third round by Elina Svitolina. That’s frustrated him but things have changed the last couple of months.
“To be honest, Novak and Rafa, they’re both in the top half”.
“I knew there were a lot of aces because there was a period when nearly every serve was an ace”, Karlovic said. So just have to wait and see.
“I hope I’m still playing like this when I’m 38, but it’s pretty unlikely”, Murray, who won the US Open in 2012, told reporters. And singles, as well. He´s played I think enough matches. It’s just whether he’s fully recovered.
John is unconvinced that Djokovic’s wrist problem is serious and believes the Serb may even be trying to play mindgames as he tries to recover from a disastrous Wimbledon and Olympics.
“But it does feel like this is Murray’s time. They expect me semifinal, quarterfinal, step by step and match by match”. “I think Serena will respond really well to the support”. But it was nothing linked to the wrist injury I got in Rio.
Pressed further on the shoulder problem and when it is sore, the 34-year-old added: “Usually it’s the day of, but as time has progressed, and this past week it’s usually been the day after, so that’s a really positive thing”. Who you are? What you continue to do, not only in tennis (but also) off the court? That´s something I have learned as I got older; whereas before when I was younger it was different.
Angelique Kerber is not putting too much pressure on herself to gain the no.1 spot in the rankings. I haven´t done anything away from the court, training, nothing like that.
“I’ll try to keep that peak as consistent and enduring as much as possible”.
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The Scotsman opens against Czech Lukas Rosol, has Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria or Feliciano Lopez of Spain as potential fourth-round foes with Japan’s sixth-seeded Kei Nishikori possibly waiting for him in the quarters. They had a “hot” conversation in Munich past year when Andy said to Rosol that no one liked him. ´I spoke to him after the match.
