Glad it was over: Novak Djokovic says bid for Calendar Slam at US Open was mentally taxing

US Open 2021: Novak Djokovic stated he was relieved when requested to explain his feelings after the straight-set defeat to Daniil Medvedev within the remaining on Sunday. Djokovic fell wanting a Calendar Slam within the remaining hurdle. Novak Djokovic feels reduction after bid for Calendar Slam at US Open ends (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSNovak Djokovic conceded the bid for Calendar Slam was taxingDjokovic stated he was relieved regardless of having misplaced the US Open remainingDjokovic was overwhelmed in straight units by Daniil Medvedev within the finalWorld No. 1 Novak Djokovic stated on Monday that he felt relieved that his bid for Calendar Slam was over at US Open 2021, saying the pursuit for the historic landmark was mentally and emotionally taxing. Djokovic fell wanting the milestone on the remaining hurdle as he misplaced the US Open males’s singles remaining to Daniil Medvedev in straight video games on Sunday.

Djokovic was a shadow of his ruthless self on the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday as he was dominated by Medvedev, who went on to win his maiden Grand Slam title. Djokovic misplaced the primary set of the ultimate after conceding an early break. However, he was not written off because the Serb had made it a behavior to come back again from behind. In reality, he misplaced the primary set of all his final 5 matches at US Open.US Open remaining: Medvedev outclassed Djokovic – Highlights | ReportDjokovic although was not capable of finding the spark in his reserves to forge a fightback. He was damaged within the second set after an intense begin. He went down 0-3 conceding a double break to Medvedev within the third set and was not in a position to drive the match into the fourth set regardless of pulling again one break.”Relief. I was glad it was over because the build-up for this tournament and everything that mentally, emotionally I had to deal with throughout the tournament in the last couple of weeks was just a lot. It was a lot to handle,” Djokovic stated when requested about his feelings after the match.Djokovic conceded he was below-par and pointed fingers at his poor service video games for the defeat which got here in 2 hours and quarter-hour. Medvedev dropped solely 3 factors on serve within the first set whereas Djokovic struggled to land his serves and bother the Russian.”My legs were not there. I was trying. I did my best. Yeah, I made a lot of unforced errors. I didn’t have — no serve really. If you’re playing someone like Medvedev who hits his spots so well, just aces, gets a lot of free points on his first serve, you’re constantly feeling pressure on your service games.”I used to be under par with all the things, to be sincere. So simply considered one of as of late the place, sadly, yeah, wasn’t meant to be,” he added.Djokovic completed the yr with 3 Grand Slam titles and is tied on 20 majors every with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.