"Nadal and Djokovic deserve to stay in front"

He should have won the tournament. Or at least overcome the cut of the groups. The defeat in the play-off with Roger Federer ended the games instead. Novak Djokovic will close the year on the second step of the podium, obviously behind Rafa Nadal.

The Swiss champion, unwitting protagonist in the fight, then explained: "I'm sure Rafa saw the game. I knew that Novak had a lot to lose, but if he hadn't won at Wimbledon he might not even have found himself in this situation.

However, I'm happy to have managed to beat them both this year. Both have played fantastically and both deserve to stand in front of me ». The first blow, as in the logic of things, was presumably what has most clearly contributed to success.

The first against the Serbian since 2015: «Actually I think it was a pretty positive year with the service. Against Novak, however, it has a different value. I also managed to respond well, I answered a lot of times, I think he felt the need to be aggressive in prolonged exchanges.

The atmosphere that was created on the field was electric, really, I managed the pressure well and I always reminded myself to have less of my opponent ». Photo Credit: Atp Tour