Novak Djokovic has claimed he moved on from his defeat at this year's Wimbledon final 'in a day', as he gets ready to compete at the Cincinnati Open in Ohio.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion suffered a shock defeat at the SW19 last month. He was the quadruple-time defending champion and has seven victories at the major to his name, but lost to world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller.

The loss was made especially painful for the 36-year-old by the fact that if he had won, he would have equaled Roger Federer's eight-win record at the All England Club.

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Djokovic regretted not using chances

Ahead of the Western and Southern Open, Djokovic talked to ATP about the monumental final, saying that he regretted some aspects of his performance.

"Of course, I was regretting not using the chances during that final. I was set up and had some set points in the second and I felt that I was close to being in the lead. And then, obviously, some break points in the fifth," he said.

The Serb went on to praise his young opponent.

"It was a close match, but well deserved from his side, because to win, he played better in the important moments, and that's what I said after the final. I think he was a deserved winner and that's it really, pretty much. You move on," he added.

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Djokovic says he has moved on from Wimbledon final

The world No. 2 underlined that he was not clinging onto regret about the match.

"It's neither the first nor the last match that I lost, so I was over it in a day. I needed some really good rest after that, and some time with my family, and that's what I did," he said.

After his defeat at the grasscourt major, Djokovic took a break to rest and spend some time with his family. He pulled out of the Canadian Open last week due to fatigue but is back at the ATP 1000 event in Cincinnati as part of his run-up to the US Open.

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