Djokovic after easing off past Pouille: “You always hope it can happen regularly"

It was apparently one of the easiest victories for Novak this year and he spoke about his feelings after this match. Of course even a world number one can not win all of the matches in this way and Djokovic mentioned it.

“You always hope it can happen regularly and it can happen in every match that you play, but it doesn’t always work,” Djokovic said. “So it does depend on various things, not just the way you hit the tennis ball, but the way you feel physically, mentally, emotionally. It all has to be aligned for you to have a performance like this, so I guess this was the day for me.”

“Every day you wake up and you’ve got to earn that feeling. It’s not just coming to you naturally,” Djokovic said. “You’ve got to practise. You’ve got to understand what works for you, the routines, the overall feeling on the court, how to not just step into that zone, but also stay there for the entire match.”

In the semifinals, Djokovic will be playing dangerous 3rd seeded David Goffin. He also spoke about the atmosphere in Japan.

“I’m enjoying my time here very much. It’s the first time [I have played] in [the] Japan Open and I do feel very comfortable. People are very kind to me and to my team. I get a lot of support on the court as well, which is always very much needed and something that you hope for,” Djokovic said.

“So of course in these kinds of conditions — which are also quite suitable to my style of the game, the speed of the court and the weather — everything is really perfectly matching myself on the court and off the court for me in order to be at the top of my game and to perform as well as I did today.”

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