“I keep playing tennis to be the best”

Balkan admitted that the reason he continues to play tennis is because it is the best ever

The person from Belgrade also admitted that he had to deal with a hamstring problem for the past seven days.

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (4) was recognized in the previous press conference At the start of the Australian Open This is why he continues to play tennis is to be the best ever.

“Of course it motivates me to be the tennis player with the most Grand Slam titles. I want to be the best and win the best tournaments, there is nothing to hide” , argued Balkan, who will have the option to move up significantly in the ATP rankings after not playing the competition last year after being deported from the country for not being vaccinated against coronavirus.

“The positive experiences I had in Australia outnumber the negative experience last year. If I had a grudge, I might not be here today.” He explained after being asked about his ability to overcome the setback he suffered last year in Melbourne.

The champion of 21 “major” titles also missed the US Open, as well as the entire previous round in this country, for the same reason and emphasized that he had invested all that time to improve tennis and physically.

“The fact that he didn’t play for months at the beginning of last year It allowed me to meet my team, work on my fitness and tennisWhich contributed to achieving positive results,” added Djokovic, who will face Spaniard Roberto Karballes in the first round.

The person from Belgrade also admitted that he had to deal with his hamstring for the past seven days although he hoped it wouldn’t be a serious problem for the next two weeks.

“Obviously I’m more careful. I’m not going to go to the limit in training sessions, I’ll save energy for next week. I hope he won’t cause me any kind of trouble during the tournament.”