World primary Novak Djokovic mentioned Thursday he deliberate to play two extra tournaments till the tip of the season — in Vienna and London — and preserve his top ATP ranking. “I will play the Vienna match that wasn’t initially on my schedule,” Djokovic informed AFP. He was talking on the sidelines of a go to to a wellness park in Bosnia the place he got here to recuperate after losing Sunday’s French Open final to Rafael Nadal. “I have not performed in Vienna for 15 years so I am blissful about that,” Djokovic added.
The 33-year-old Serb mentioned that the London Masters, beginning on November 15, is the second and closing match that he nonetheless meant to play for the rest of the season.
“This season, which was very intermittent, totally different and peculiar, on the similar time introduced me loads of success and I am very happy with my recreation, factors, rating,” Djokovic mentioned.
“I hope that, after the month and a half that is left on this season, I’ll end it as world primary. That is my skilled purpose and I will work on it. It is largely as much as me,” he added.
Topping the world’s rankings since February three, Djokovic is 1,890 factors ahead of Nadal on the ATP listing.
After the straight units defeat in Paris, the Serb went together with his spouse to the park in Bosnia to recuperate.
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“I’ve performed loads of video games for 2 and a half months… I couldn’t exit due to the restrictions and guidelines (as a result of coronavirus pandemic) and it has mentally exhausted me rather a lot,” mentioned the 17-time Grand Slam champion.
“That is the final of my three days right here and I really feel recovered and regenerated.”
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