Djokovic showed his class – toppled Sinner in a marathon to reach the AO final: "They wanted to retire me!"

What did Sinner say?&ldquo;This hurts a lot. This was a very important Grand Slam for me because you all know what I&rsquo;ve been through. It was a great match for both of us, we had our chances, I didn&rsquo;t take mine, and what happened happened. This hurts a lot. You know, he has won 24 Grand Slams. We know each other very well and I wouldn&rsquo;t say I&rsquo;m surprised, because I believe he is the greatest tennis player and that no one will come close to him for many, many years,&rdquo; the Italian said at the press conference.He also touched on Alcaraz and the upcoming final&ldquo;For me, and I think for Carlos too, given how young he is and what he&rsquo;s already achieved, history is on the line. A Grand Slam final, a lot is at stake, but I&rsquo;ll prepare as always. I beat him here last year, so we&rsquo;ll see how fresh we both are. He also had a tough match, but he&rsquo;s 15 years younger (laughs). The goal is to play in Grand Slam finals, and here I am. This victory is just as big as winning a Grand Slam.&rdquo;&ldquo;Many didn&rsquo;t believe in me, they wanted to retire me&rdquo;&ldquo;I never stopped believing in myself. Many people didn&rsquo;t believe in me, a lot of so-called experts even wanted to retire me. Many times I&rsquo;ve played in Grand Slams, and on the days when things don&rsquo;t go your way, you try to fight through it. I was lucky that Lorenzo got injured and retired that day. I have a clear plan of what I should do &ndash; having a plan is one thing, showing it on the court against Sinner and Alcaraz is another. I&rsquo;m really happy I could experience this tonight.&rdquo; Will you train before the final?&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know, let&rsquo;s see. It&rsquo;ll soon be three in the morning. I can&rsquo;t say, I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ll train tomorrow. I have to prepare for Sunday and at least try to get some rest.&rdquo;Del Potro celebrates Djokovic&#39;s successNovak on Instagram: Very difficult, but not impossibleIn the match for the title (Sunday, 9:30 a.m.), the Serbian will face Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Alexander Zverev after five hours and 26 minutes of play.

Djokovic showed his class – toppled Sinner in a marathon to reach the AO final: "They wanted to retire me!"

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