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Novak Djokovic thought of the immediate end of his career after a painful loss in 2010.
I had a difficult time in 2010
Novak Djokovic.
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“It was a bad time, I wanted to stop playing tennis because I saw everything black,” said Novak Djokovic Sky Sports Italia about the final in the quarterfinals of the French Open 2010.
The 32-year-old gave Jürgen Melzer (AUT) a two-set lead. “This defeat was emotionally very difficult for me,” said the Serb, who was already third in the world ranking at the time and won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2008.
The turning point in a great career.
“Still, I was not happy,” said Djokovic. Especially since he always lost the “most important games” against Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Finally, the loss against Melzer was a turning point, Djokovic explained, he started to play more aggressively: “I felt liberated, it took the pressure off me.” Since this defeat, the «Djoker» has risen to number 1. In his Palmarès since the summer of 2010:
- 16 Grand Slam titles
- 28 ATP 1000 titles
Djokovic also finished 5 times a calendar year as the best player in the world.
