He came out kissing the land of Philippe Chatrier, Novak Djokovic, in what by his own admission could be his last match on a field that saw him triumph three times, at Roland Garros. “I don’t know if I will play more here again, that’s why in the end I was overwhelmed by emotion. I felt great support from the public, for this I wanted to pay homage to it like this, for this I was so excited,” he explained the Serbian champion, 38 years old, after the defeat suffered in the semifinal by Jannik Sinner. “If I say that it could have been my last game at Roland Garros, it’s because I don’t know what state I will be in a year. I will play in Wimbledon because it is my favorite tournament since I was a child. It is perhaps the Grand Slam tournament that I have the greatest chances of winning. After, I will think about the US Open. The rest, I don’t know …”. Perhaps even the most winning player in the history of tennis realized that his time is over: he played a game to the best of his possibilities, as he hadn’t done for some time, but he sold in three sets to a strong opponent like his heir, Sinner.
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The blue spoke to the public after the victory, with the dream of the first final in Paris conquered. “Thanks for the cheering, it is special to face Nole in an Slam semifinal. He plays at an incredible level -said Jannik -. It is difficult to play with him, he is one of the best in the history of tennis and face it here is fantastic. I try not to think about it, but feel the tension to face it. I tried to prepare myself in the best possible way, I faced the game well”. On Sunday, in the final, now, there will be the highly anticipated challenge against Alcaraz, their first Slam final. “On Sunday it will be complicated, I know that in the last matches with Carlos I have lost, but I will give the best. Let’s see how it will be – Sinner said -. I enjoy the moment, it’s special in my career. I will try to prepare the final on my free day”.