"I feel very good on the court" says Novak Djokovic after first Davis Cup Finals match

Novak Djokovic easily defeated Denis Novak in Serbia's first Davis Cup Finals tie against Austria securing the victory for his nation.

It was a very good match from Djokovic who looked locked in from the first point and after scouting his opponent for a few games he easily bested him moving forward. A 6-3 6-2 win is a great start for Djokovic who spoke after the match saying:

"I felt great on the court today. I was focused from the first point ready to execute the match plan. I never faced Novak, it's kind of funny when you say Novak, there are not a lot of us, but we never played before."

Djokovic praised his opponent who stuck around for a while in the first set until Djokovic finally found a breakthrough:

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"I knew that he has a good game, he was playing at home with a solid record in the competition. I needed some time to adjust to the speed of the match, to feel the ball better. The crucial game in the first set was the 8th one, 4-3 with new balls. I put some serves back in, made him play, mixed it up. From there it was easier, I moved well, served well. All in all a very good match."

Serbias is considered one of the favourites especially with Djokovic and asked about that he said:

"I really feel like we have a good core of players that allows us to hope we can go far. But we need to clear the group first, then the quarterfinals. Getting to Madrid is a huge success. We always aim for the highest of goals, at least me personally. There are better squads on paper but we are strong as well."