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Alla Zakarian

04-06-2020 | 18:16 Tennis
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Novak Djokovic reveals he considered retirement in 2010

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic revealed in an interview with Sky Sports Italia Channel that he considered retirement in 2010 due to his on-court struggles at the time. Djokovic found himself in a dilemma as he couldn't keep step with his great rivals - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. After his Australian Open success, Djokovic lost four of his next five encounters with Roger Federer in Grand Slams and all four of his Grand Slam matches against Rafael Nadal. "I had won in Australia in 2008 and was No. 3 in the world, but I was not happy," Djokovic said. "I knew I could do more, but I lost important games against Federer and Nadal." Djokovic considers the 2010 Roland Garros quarter-final against Austrian Jurgen Melzer as the turning point of his career. "Against Melzer in Roland Garros, during the quarters, this defeat was really difficult for me emotionally. I cried a lot after this defeat because I had a moment in my life, my career, when everything happened in a fusion in which I really did not see a reason to keep on playing, I wanted to quit tennis.” The Serb further said he felt really bogged down by the pressure at that time, and that the low point against Melzer acted as a moment of release. “After that moment I felt I was freed," Djokovic said. "The accumulation of this pressure was making me too tired to play, I wasn’t feeling the joy, I wasn’t feeling free to really play in a way, a type, a style of play which was aggressive.” Source: Sportskeeda

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