"I’m just very grateful and blessed to be able to play this well at this stage of my life" - Djokovic after winning Astana Open

Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak by another match as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Astana Open final.

It's the second trophy for Djokovic in two weeks who also triumphed last year in the Tel Aviv Open final and his speech after the match was quite reflective of his career. He opened by explaining that he didn't know that he would play this many finals:

"I always hoped that I would be going to have a great career. Obviously, didn’t know the amount of finals I was going to play, the amount of tournaments I was going to win, but my intention was always to reach the highest heights in our sport."

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He then humbly expressed grattitude for being able to do this at age 35:

“I’m just very grateful and blessed to be able to play this well at this stage of my life. You know, 35 is not 25. But I think the experience, probably, in these kinds of matches and big occasions helps as well to approach mentally in the right way.”