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Transcription of Pre-Match Press Conference: Novak Djokovic(SRB)
2009/10/04 Date: 4th Oct. 2009
Q: You've been off for three weeks. How did you prepare for Beijing?
A: This is my second time playing at this site and I had a lot of success, won a bronze medal, so I'm very excited to be back, obviously. I had a lot of time since the US Open. I've been with the team at the Davis Cup and since I haven't played a match, so I had around a week of holidays and rest, and then two hard weeks of training. I really prepared well for Beijing and Shanghai, and I can hope that the work will pay off.
Q: On your official Web site, it mentions a column about the Beijing weather. What do you think of the weather this year compared to 2008?
A: It's much better. In 2008, the weather was very difficult for all the athletes. It was humid and difficult for the athletes to play, but this year its much nicer and easier to play in. This year it has changed absolutely.
Q: Why don't your two brothers come with you to Beijing? And do you have some suggestions for the junior players?
A: My two brothers have their own careers right now, so they have to pay attention more on their lives. They have dedicated more time to practice and obviously they want to become professional tennis players. Thats why they can't travel with me as much. But every time they are with me, I enjoy being with them and they are great support, especially the youngest one.
I can suggest to any junior players to try to be professional and try to accept that tennis is their life and it is their job and it is what they do. Tennis is one of the rare sports that requires a lot of dedication, lots of traveling. The season is probably one of the longest in sports. Basically it's not easy but it's a very nice way of living. You get to see a lot of people and travel to a lot of different countries.
Q: What do you think is the most important quality in a tennis player?
A: It depends which tennis player. I don't know. It's obviously the work and dedication and professionalism. In any professional sport you have to dedicate a lot of your time. I think you have to be in it 100 percent.
Q: What are your ambitions for the China Open? And what are your plans and ambitions for the rest of the season?
A: Considering the good results I've had in the last two seasons in Asian tournaments, I can expect a good result here. I always go for the highest possible result and I'm confident right now. I'm looking to make more good results. I think I played a good tournament at the US Open and I'm physically and mentally prepared. I'm aware that there are four or five more good tournaments before the end of the season.
Q: A lot of players kind of mentally see the US Open as the end of the season, but you're not one of those, do you think you can take advantage of that?
A: The season is really long and I think the players feel it. I think that's one of the reasons why some players think that after the US Open there's only one or two more tournaments to go to. But after the US Open, there's still a lot more, one or two months to go. I just try to take one tournament at a time and perform my best and go from there.
Q: Your fans have named you 'Joker' because you are such a comedian, so I wonder who are you going to imitate this time on the court?
A: Well that's a question unfortunately I don't have an answer for. I don't plan to do anything that I do, it just comes spontaneously on the court. If it's the right moment and the people are really eager to see something, then maybe I'll show something. I like to have fun on and off the court, but, of course, everything has its own limits and borders. When I have to be professional on the court during a match, I am. But I like to have fun before and after the match and I like to bring some fun to the spectators.
Q: How is the experience working with Todd Martin? I know you said it's just part time, but players usually make changes.
A: It was a great two weeks, three weeks, we had with Todd Martin. He's actually the person that we need in our team in order to improve some elements in my game. In this level it's only about the details, I think, in the game and the mental state as well. He has experience and used to be a top five player, used to play the best players in the world and beat the best players in the world. To have him on the team would be great thing for me, a good step forward. But I'm not going to stop working with Marian Vajda. I'm going to work with Marian part time and Todd part time. Marian is a person that helped me a lot in my career and in my life. We have a special relationship and it's not just a coach player thing.
http://www.chinaopen.com.cn/news/en/2009-10-04/160086.shtml
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