Djokovic told “CBS Mornings” the second set in Sunday’s game was “probably the hardest” and most “grueling” set he’s ever played.
Novak Djokovic’s U.S. Open win in the men’s final Sunday night was not an easy victory. He told “CBS Mornings” on Monday the game’s exhausting second set, which lasted 1 hour, 44 minutes, was one of the longest sets he’d ever played in his life.
“Probably the hardest, physically hardest, grueling set I ever played,” he said.
“It was just anybody’s game, really. It was a huge, huge relief and a bonus to win that second set,” Djokovic said.
His thoughts after clinching the final set of three against Daniil Medvedev of Russia — to capture his 24th Grand Slam title?
“I’m thinking, God is great,” he said. “I felt this huge relief and this gratitude for that moment. You know, people ask me why you didn’t celebrate after the last point, right after I saw his forehand going to the net. I said, you know, I just felt a huge relief. And I was just thankful it was over.”
“And the first thing I wanted to do after I exchanged words with him at the net is to hug my daughter,” he said.
“She’s my guardian angel, she’s my baby, she’s my sweetheart,” he said. “I didn’t know that she was going to be seated there.
