Roland-Garros 2023 - Novak Djokovic : "A Grand Slam without a twist, I don't think it's possible for me... Maybe that's also what motivates me"
Novak Djokovic a l'occasion de remporter un 23e tournoi du Grand Chelem à Roland-Garros et de dépasser Rafa. Apparu en bonne forme contre Aleksandar Kovacevic, Nole a confirmé ce mercredi en night session face au Hongrois Marton Fucsovics. Si ce dernier est parvenu à poser des problèmes au Serbe durant la première manche, il n'a pas tenu sur la durée du match. Le n°3 mondial a joué un tennis de haut niveau pour s'imposer 7-6(2), 6-0, 6-3 en 2h44. Il a rejoint Alejandro Davidovich Fokina au tour suivant. Peut-être le premier test pour Novak...
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00:00 It is often said that tennis is an individual sport,
00:04 but it is never more beautiful than when it is collective.
00:09 BNP Paribas, faithful to tomorrow's tennis for 50 years.
00:15 I don't mind saying that.
00:19 I would say it again, but I don't need to because you have my quotes.
00:23 If you want to reflect on that.
00:25 Of course, I'm aware that a lot of people would disagree,
00:30 but it is what it is.
00:32 It's something that I stand for.
00:36 So, that's all.
00:38 Drama-free Grand Slam?
00:42 I don't think it can happen for me.
00:44 I guess that drives me as well.
00:46 On this matter, Novak,
00:49 what do you think of the comment of the French Minister of Sport?
00:52 He said it was inappropriate.
00:54 Did you meet Emilie Moret-Small to talk about it?
00:57 No, I have no more comment on that.
01:00 I said what I needed to say.
01:02 Novak, you changed something under your shirt during the match.
01:10 You have a pin on your breast.
01:12 Can you explain what it is?
01:14 When I was a kid, I liked Iron Man a lot.
01:18 I try to impersonate Iron Man.
01:21 My team delivers incredibly efficient nanotechnology
01:27 to help me deliver my best on the court.
01:30 That's the biggest secret of my career.
01:33 If it wasn't for that, I probably wouldn't be sitting here.
01:39 You feel a little bit nervous on the first set.
01:41 Why?
01:43 I think because it was 7-6 in one and a half hour.
01:48 If I'm not nervous on the court,
01:54 there are two reasons.
01:58 I'm very loose and comfortable and confident.
02:05 Or I don't care much about playing or winning.
02:09 Nervousness is part of my job, part of what I do.
02:14 Sometimes I express it, sometimes I internalise it.
02:21 At times I chat with myself, at times I chat with my team.
02:27 The important thing is that whatever happens,
02:32 we manage to regroup and go ahead in the right direction.
02:36 We're starting the NBA finals now in the US.
02:42 Go Jokic!
02:44 That's all I wanted.
02:46 Go Jokic, go Denver all the way.
02:49 I really like Jimmy Butler. I think he's a great guy.
02:53 I admire him a lot.
02:55 I'm a big basketball fan.
02:59 I've been coming to watch some of the tennis tournaments in the States.
03:02 But I've got to support my man, Joker.
03:07 I hope they win their first ring.
03:11 I wonder if you could say what you think it means for Serbia
03:15 to have another giant in another sport.
03:18 Unbelievable.
03:20 I said it the other day, we're super proud of him.
03:26 Normally you don't realise these kinds of things
03:29 while the athletes are active.
03:32 I think once he retires,
03:36 people will probably appreciate even more what he has done,
03:40 what he's doing.
03:42 The last three years he's an MVP.
03:46 Two years ago he was MVP of regular season,
03:48 now he's probably going to be MVP of the playoffs and finals.
03:52 He's an incredibly intelligent basketball player.
03:58 I'm not a basketball expert, but I love basketball.
04:02 I follow it a lot.
04:04 I've been watching and listening closely
04:08 to what people have to say about how he plays basketball.
04:12 It's so impressive to hear LeBron,
04:15 the greats of the game, Shaq,
04:18 and now Magic Johnson talk about him and praise him.
04:21 It's huge.
04:22 NBA League is the biggest and most important basketball league in the world.
04:28 To be able to be the best player in that league for three years in a row
04:33 is just stunning.
04:35 Coming from a small country, a small city in our country,
04:39 very humble beginnings for him.
04:41 He still stayed very modest, very humble,
04:44 a very simple guy, a family guy.
04:47 He loves his horses.
04:50 He's only into horses.
04:51 I find that very funny, but at the same time I respect it a lot
04:55 because he's sticking to his values, his beliefs,
04:59 and what he cares about.
05:01 He doesn't mind what people think of him.
05:03 So, chapeau, kudos to him.
05:06 I'm a big fan of him, so I hope he wins the finals.