• last year
After a tricky first set against Marton Fuscovics, Novak Djokovic was pretty tense at Roland-Garros last night.
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00:00 I don't mind saying that. I would say it again but I don't need to because you have my quotes if you want to reflect on that.
00:10 Of course I'm aware that a lot of people would disagree but it is what it is. It's something that I stand for.
00:22 That's all. Drama free Grand Slam? I don't think it can happen for me. I guess that drives me as well.
00:32 No, I have no more comment on that. I said what I needed to say.
00:37 When I was a kid I liked Iron Man a lot. I try to impersonate Iron Man. My team delivers an incredibly efficient nanotechnology
00:49 to help me deliver my best on the court. That's the biggest secret of my career. If it wasn't for that I probably wouldn't be sitting here.
00:58 I think because it was 7-6 in one and a half hour. If I'm not nervous on the court there's two reasons.
01:12 Either I'm very loose and comfortable and confident or I don't care much about playing or winning.
01:22 Nervousness is part of my job and part of what I do. Sometimes I express it, sometimes I internalize it.
01:35 At times I chat with myself, at times I chat with my team. The important thing is that whatever happens you manage to regroup and go ahead in the right direction.

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