Novak Djokovic mentioned Wednesday on he’s aiming to hold his excellent type into the Davis Cup and successful the competitors with Serbia this week is certainly one of his “biggest targets”.
The 36-year-old nice has received three Grand Slams this 12 months, with an all-time greatest tally of 24 and clinched his seventh ATP Finals title on Sunday in Turin, beating each Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
Djokovic and Serbia, who final received the Davis Cup in 2010, face Nice Britain on Thursday within the final eight.
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“It’s the final week of the season, so one last push is critical from every certainly one of us,” world primary Djokovic informed reporters.
“I couldn’t be happier with the way in which I carried out within the semi-finals and finals of Turin, so hopefully I’m carrying this type of vitality and efficiency stage to the Davis Cup.”
He continued: “As I mentioned many months in the past, truly (at) the start of the season, the Davis Cup has been and is certainly one of my biggest targets of this season and at all times is. Hopefully I will contribute to win.”
Djokovic mentioned he loves the Costa del Sol, the place his brother lives, calling it “probably the most lovely locations on the earth” however was vital of the event being held in the identical nation 4 years operating.
Because the Davis Cup modified format in 2019 the finals have been held twice in Madrid and twice in Malaga.
“(Permitting) one nation to host yearly the final 8 for now three, 4 years in a row … Madrid, Malaga, is an excessive amount of, for my part,” mentioned Djokovic.
“It has to journey. It is a competitors that’s performed globally.
“I really feel just like the Davis Cup Finals, at the least for those who’re going to maintain it (with a) last 4, last eight, ought to journey yearly. It shouldn’t keep in a single place greater than a 12 months.”
Serbia face a British workforce aiming to win the trophy for the primary time since 2014 however shorn of former world primary Andy Murray and Dan Evans, who was essential in reaching the finals.
Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper are more likely to be chosen within the singles rubbers and Djokovic famous they’re each left-handers.
“I haven’t confronted a lefty shortly, I don’t assume any of us has performed too many left-handed gamers recently,” he added.
“It was not straightforward to discover a left-handed sparring accomplice, however we did nicely for at present and tomorrow.”