Novak: I learned a lesson from New York

Novak: I learned a lesson from New York

Serbian tennis player surprised his opponent by playing often service volley, and in the end he celebrated after 135 minutes of play with 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3.

After the match, Novak said that he managed to learn lessons from the defeat by Medvedev in the final of the US Open.

"It's very special. I'm very grateful and blessed to have this opportunity. It's one of the biggest reasons why I keep on playing,” Djokovic told Tennis Channel. “I always dreamed of having my children in the stands, with them being old enough [to understand]. This is what life is all about, sharing these moments with the dear ones. My children are my greatest success, my greatest treasure".

"I'm just overwhelmed with emotions having them on the court today supporting me. It brings love and joy to my life", Novak said.

After haven't been able to defend last year's title, Daniil Medvedev said: “When I played Novak, I knew that he would try to take his revenge. What was at stake was not the same. Of course, I'm not talking about the prize money here. I could feel he really wanted to win no matter what, and this is what competition is all about.” “I went back and reviewed the final of the US Open to see what I did wrong and what I did right,” Djokovic told the Tennis Channel. “I tried to read the patterns of his serve and the ball toss, maybe. I tried to look for the small details, because it was a match of small margins. He started better, broke my serve in the first game and I came back. He served the first set out pretty comfortably, but I felt as if I was there", Novak said.

"I thought it was only a matter of time when I was going to read his serve better, and start to make some plays. You can’t go through him. You have to find a way to play with controlled aggression, play the right shots at the right time and make him come in. It’s variety that wins matches against him. We both suffered on the court and there was a lot of grueling rallies", Novak concluded.