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Interview with USA TODAY:
Q. Can reflect on the feeling when you lifted the No. 1 trophy in the ceremony Tuesday vs. 2011?
DJOKOVIC: Well, last year, it was the best year of my career. It was also the first time that I lifted the year-end No. 1 trophy. So it was special. But I think also this year, it’s kind of special knowing that we had the four different Grand Slam winners and it was quite even. All the top four players could have been in this position lifting that award. So that makes the success really even bigger and makes me even more proud.
Q. What would you say was the difference in your game this year vs. last year mentally and physically?
DJOKOVIC: Physically I feel fitter than I was last year, even though I had an incredible run. But it caught up with me couple months before the season ended, so I didn’t really play my best and I could not recover physically to play well indoors. This year I feel much better. Mentally it was a more difficult year for me, 2012, than it was last year. This year, just in my head, knowing what I’ve been through mentally on and off the court, is maybe even a better year.
Q. You said the other day you promote global promotion of the World Tour Finals. It was announced today they are keeping it in London another two years to 2015. Where would you like to see it go?
DJOKOVIC: I think a lot of cities and countries around the world, first of all, deserve that opportunity to have the tournament, and I’m sure that they would accept this very politely to organize such a great event.
Q. You were talking about a tough year. You lost your grandfather. You couldn’t play in the Serbian tournament. Are you worried at all about the Belgrade event?
DJOKOVIC: We are thinking what to do right now. To be quite honest with you, we don’t know if we going to have it next year, because it has been a very tough, tough period for us in that certain time of the year when we organizing the tournament because my family also has to run it. There is a lot of pressure and it takes a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of energy. So we will see. Even though, as much as I like to play in Serbia, I also feel that schedule-wise it’s not the best week.
Q. You’ve been private about your father’s recent respiratory illness. Can you tell us anything more?
DJOKOVIC: He’s better. He’s better. We all from family trying to give him enough strength to win this fight that he has right now.
Q. Tuesday you received the ATP’s Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award. What does it mean to you?
DJOKOVIC: It’s a special award, maybe the biggest one I ever receive in my life because it’s an understanding and appreciation for all the effort that people in my foundation have done. And that’s something that makes me very happy, and also inspires not only me, but all the people, my girlfriend, all the people who are onboard of our foundation, and ones who are really on the field really trying to help people to even do a better job. Because there is a lot of people around the world, especially this crisis times, that need help, a lot of kids that need to be allowed to dream. And we are there to take this responsibility and allow them.
Q. We’ve been seeing pictures of you walking your dog, Pierre. How is he?
DJOKOVIC: Pierre is great. Actually we’ve been warming up together for these two matches and it’s been working well for me. I always take him to my warm-up to try to move him around because he has to wait throughout my match locked up in a small room. But he’s great. He has all the attention of my girlfriend and me.
Q. Does he like London?
DJOKOVIC: He likes it because there is a lot of grass, a lot of nature around. It’s a little bit cold, but he has a little jacket for himself.
Q. What would it mean for you to win here?
DJOKOVIC: It would end a great season and I would have the perfect start and perfect ending of one beautiful year.
You can read more of the interview on USA Today
Q. Can reflect on the feeling when you lifted the No. 1 trophy in the ceremony Tuesday vs. 2011?
DJOKOVIC: Well, last year, it was the best year of my career. It was also the first time that I lifted the year-end No. 1 trophy. So it was special. But I think also this year, it’s kind of special knowing that we had the four different Grand Slam winners and it was quite even. All the top four players could have been in this position lifting that award. So that makes the success really even bigger and makes me even more proud.
Q. What would you say was the difference in your game this year vs. last year mentally and physically?
DJOKOVIC: Physically I feel fitter than I was last year, even though I had an incredible run. But it caught up with me couple months before the season ended, so I didn’t really play my best and I could not recover physically to play well indoors. This year I feel much better. Mentally it was a more difficult year for me, 2012, than it was last year. This year, just in my head, knowing what I’ve been through mentally on and off the court, is maybe even a better year.
Q. You said the other day you promote global promotion of the World Tour Finals. It was announced today they are keeping it in London another two years to 2015. Where would you like to see it go?
DJOKOVIC: I think a lot of cities and countries around the world, first of all, deserve that opportunity to have the tournament, and I’m sure that they would accept this very politely to organize such a great event.
Q. You were talking about a tough year. You lost your grandfather. You couldn’t play in the Serbian tournament. Are you worried at all about the Belgrade event?
DJOKOVIC: We are thinking what to do right now. To be quite honest with you, we don’t know if we going to have it next year, because it has been a very tough, tough period for us in that certain time of the year when we organizing the tournament because my family also has to run it. There is a lot of pressure and it takes a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of energy. So we will see. Even though, as much as I like to play in Serbia, I also feel that schedule-wise it’s not the best week.
Q. You’ve been private about your father’s recent respiratory illness. Can you tell us anything more?
DJOKOVIC: He’s better. He’s better. We all from family trying to give him enough strength to win this fight that he has right now.
Q. Tuesday you received the ATP’s Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award. What does it mean to you?
DJOKOVIC: It’s a special award, maybe the biggest one I ever receive in my life because it’s an understanding and appreciation for all the effort that people in my foundation have done. And that’s something that makes me very happy, and also inspires not only me, but all the people, my girlfriend, all the people who are onboard of our foundation, and ones who are really on the field really trying to help people to even do a better job. Because there is a lot of people around the world, especially this crisis times, that need help, a lot of kids that need to be allowed to dream. And we are there to take this responsibility and allow them.
Q. We’ve been seeing pictures of you walking your dog, Pierre. How is he?
DJOKOVIC: Pierre is great. Actually we’ve been warming up together for these two matches and it’s been working well for me. I always take him to my warm-up to try to move him around because he has to wait throughout my match locked up in a small room. But he’s great. He has all the attention of my girlfriend and me.
Q. Does he like London?
DJOKOVIC: He likes it because there is a lot of grass, a lot of nature around. It’s a little bit cold, but he has a little jacket for himself.
Q. What would it mean for you to win here?
DJOKOVIC: It would end a great season and I would have the perfect start and perfect ending of one beautiful year.
You can read more of the interview on USA Today
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