worked hard to defeat . The Serb prevailed in four sets and he admitted that going through the 22-year-old was not easy. In press conference, the 31-year-old said: It was to go through him.
It was kind of a cat-and-a-mouse game for most of the match. Thats why it was so lengthy. We had rallies of 40, 45 exchanges. Thats why I think it was physically exhausting because of the fact that we didnt really allow each other to think that we can make, you know, a lot of unforced errors and give away points.
His backhand is very, very solid. He didnt give me much from that side, but, you know, you cant always play on the forehand. You have to open up the court and try to be patient and construct the point. You know, sometimes its easier said than done.
Just depends on how you feel. Sometimes, you know, youre a bit more hesitant because youre tighter. But, you know, I thought I played a good match. I was a set and a break up, something similar like against to Shapovalov.
Unfortunately I, again, lost my serve and got him back to the match. Tiebreak was not that great for me. After that, first four games of the third set were crucial, and thats where I felt like he dropped physically a bit, and thats when I went on top of him, you know, to win the third set.
In the fourth he started playing well again. Even though it was three sets to one, it seems like a five-set match, really. It was draining physically a lot, because, you know, you just could not rely on one-two punch tactics, you know, in todays match so often.
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