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Cape Town – Kevin Anderson hinted that his nerves, rather than his tiredness, prevailed at the start of his Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
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The South African lost the first two sets 6-2, 6-2 but regained his form in the third set.
He had five set points on the Djokovic but he failed to capitalize, with the Serb ending up imposing 7-6 (7/3).
Anderson played Sunday's final after playing over 21 hours of tennis, including a six-hour, 36-minute semifinal. Final victory against American John Isner
"It was a difficult start for me, but I was definitely nervous about starting the game." I did not play early tennis, "said Anderson at his post-match press conference
" You know, you still have high hopes. he obviously played at the US Open in the final, obviously playing (Roger) Federer a few days ago. "
Anderson admitted that he was feeling the effects of his previous matches, but he thought that he could have continued if he had managed to extend
" I did not not really found my shape as I wanted, of course, my body did not feel good, I do not think you expected it to feel good. At the heart of a tournament, when one played tennis, "he adds.
" I did my best to stay there. (I) definitely felt a lot better in the third set. I thought I had quite a few chances to win that third set, especially a few points where Novak hit a few balls, I thought that they were really coming out, and they managed to land on the right line.
loved to have gone to a fourth set. I do not know how I felt as the match progressed. Novak is very hard to match physically.
Anderson added that the Friday marathon recovery process – the longest semifinal in the history of Wimbledon – was grueling.
"Honestly, Saturday was rather difficult. Many thoughts crossed my mind: "Will I be ready to play another three-in-five match on Sunday against someone like Novak?"
"I came to court , see the doctors, see the podiatrist for my feet. Having a very light shot, I probably only hit for 10 or 15 minutes … you go through some exercises that I do … when things do not feel like they should, you always have a little doubt. 19659003] "I barely slept on Friday night.In fact last night (Saturday) I was able to spend a pretty good night in. Waking up today (Sunday), I felt really good, I do not think the match was entirely fair because I did not feel cooler.It was a bit more power to play the kind of tennis I needed at this stage. "[19659015] [ad_2]
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