Djokovic admits winning ‘mental struggle’ gave him his second Grand Slam win
Djokovic confesses being 'emotional' on and off the court
Australian Open 2011 Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia shared in a post-match interview that his victory results from a fusion of his emotional struggle and assertion of drastic changes in his game for this year's tournament.
Djokovic admitted that he displays transparent emotions in court. But the problem lies he said not only what the world sees in him in his game in the court but also off the court.
"Things off court were not working for me, you know. It reflected on my game, on my professional tennis career,” the Serbian ace was quoted as saying by the ABC News.
Determined to prove that his first win was not incidental and that he is the next man to beat in tennis courts, Djokovic said that he made a decision to do something about his self-perceived limitations as he came to Melbourne Park for the Aussie Open 2011.
"Something switched in my head, because I am very emotional on and off the court," he said. "I show my emotions. This is the way I am. Everybody's different,” confessed Djokovic.
"But then, I settled some things in my head. It was all on me. I had to try to find the best possible solution and try to get back on the right track. That's what I did," the Agence France Presse noted, according to ABC News.
The 23 year old 2008 Australian Open Grand Slam winner crushed Britain’s Andy Murray in 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 impressive win at Rod Laver Arena over the weekend.
Djokovic is the first player from Serbia who has won a Grand Slam singles titles and he is recorded as the youngest player in the open era to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam events.