It is Djokovic himself who admits it: "He wiped me off the court". Never has Nole been in such difficulty until today, when Sinner eliminated him in the semifinals at the Australian Open: "First of all, congratulations to Jannik for playing a great match and a great tournament so far. He is deservedly in the final. Today he wiped me off the court. As for me, I am shocked by my level of play. In the first two sets I practically did nothing. It's one of the worst Slam matches I've played. It's not a nice feeling, but congratulations to Jannick for doing everything better than me".
The disappointment
Djokovic in the press conference is decidedly disappointed: "I tried, I fought, in the third set I raised my level, saving a match-point and playing a good tie-break - adds the world number one -. But in the fourth again I played a terrible game losing the service from 40-0, playing also against the wind. Surely my performance was not much. In those moments you only think about finding serenity, but at the same time you have to raise the level of play. I tried and the audience was fantastic. They were correct towards both players. We had a lot of support, both Jannik and I".
The future
"Future? I still have great hopes for the other Slams, the Olympics and every other tournament I will play. It's just the beginning of the season. Certainly the feeling I have now is not something I'm used to. Almost always I started the season with a triumph in the Slam and I never lost in the semifinals or in the final at the Australian Open. So this time it's a bit different from usual, but that's it. I don't know, certainly this tournament was not up to my standard, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it's the beginning of the end, as some like to say. Let's see what happens in the rest of the season".
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