- How are you feeling?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, very exhausted, but I've tried ‑‑ sorry you have been waiting for me over an hour. I've really been trying to pay attention on recovery priorities. So right now I feel better. Hopefully I'm going to be ready for next match.


- How's your hip?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, the hip was the problem, yeah, during the match, but it was more exhaustion.

The physio helped me a lot, and it was a hot day. So mostly, you know, I don't think I would feel that bad today if I didn't finish that late two nights ago.

So it was quite difficult schedule for me, but ‑‑ so you can recover two times playing four hours is not easy, so I had to really put an effort in.


- After the match, your mother sort of hit her heart and you did that, then you hit everything else.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, it's just probably mixed emotions after the match, just trying to show them, you know, how much effort I put into this match.


- How's your ankle? Your right ankle?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Yeah, well, if we start talking about things that are bothering me, as I said on the court, we'll chat for a long time. It's better I skip all these things and leave it behind. Hopefully I can be better.


But somehow I managed. I managed to really stay focused and play the right shots at the right time.


- Was there any moment where you thought of pulling out? You really looked spent.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, there was, of course, but I didn't want. I said to myself, if I play for three‑and‑a‑half hours, you know, four sets, I'll hold on for another sets. We'll see how it goes.


But here it was, it was more from the baseline, so we both had really long rallies. Can't really say which one...


- What did you do to your hip? What exactly happened?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: After the long match on Sunday night, I didn't have so much time, as I said, to recover. One day I went to sleep at 4:30 in the morning. With all the adrenaline in my blood, all these things, you can't really sleep right away.

So I kind of, you know, ruined that biorhythm, and this morning I woke up, I didn't feel really great. I felt soreness in my muscles and mostly in my hip.

I made some quick movements in the match, and reacted. Luckily for me, it wasn't really that bad.


- Here they play the semifinals and finals back to back. If this was a semifinal, how would you feel going into the final, if this had been a semifinal today?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, it's not a semifinal, so it was just the fourth round. And, you know, I play every match like it's final. Like, you know, it's very important for me to create this consistency in my head, especially, you know, just to try to not underestimate any opponents and play the same way against everybody.

Everybody's motivated more to play great against you if you're a favorite in that match. So most of the matches I play, I'm favorite on the paper, of course. You know, you have to get used to if you want to stay on top.


- Do you plan to watch the Roddick match tonight? If Roddick does win tonight, what are your thoughts on potentially facing him next round?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Well, yeah, I'm going to have a look, of course. My coach more.

As I said, whoever wins, it's going to be a tough match. Both of them very experienced, great players. Many years in top 10, both of them. Roddick, we all know, he's former U.S. Open champion, couple times Grand Slam finalist, of course, and No. 1. So he has all the things, you know, under his belt that he needs to have. He's playing in front of his crowd, on his favorite tournament.

It's always a difficult one to play against Roddick wherever, but especially here. So I cannot say who I wish to have in quarterfinals.


- Last year the crowds loved you. You were doing the impersonations.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: Not anymore. (laughter.)


- I know. This year you mentioned they were in favor of Robredo? Does that surprise you? And why do you think that is?

NOVAK DJOKOVIC: I don't know. I felt that, but it's ‑‑ I can't really affect on that too much. Maybe they didn't like the way I throw the racquet in one point, so I don't know. I just really don't know. Maybe they don't like me anymore.



At one point, Roddick implored Djokovic to show the kids an impression or two. Djokovic responded with a hilarious take on Roddick's trademark shirt-tug and violent service motion. Roddick responded by bending over and bouncing the ball dozens of times. (Djokovic has angered opponents with this tactic, especially on big points, and once bounced the ball 32 times before serving to Federer in the semifinals of this year's Australian Open.)

HAHAHA. Anyway, good luck Nole! Even with your hip and all, you're gonna win against Roddick :)


So, I didn't went to school today because I'm very sleepy these days, sebab selalu bangun sahur tak tidur balik -_- Erm, I woke up around 12 today :D Gilaaa best hehe. I'll be going to school tomorrow I guess. Btw, my birthday is just 25 days away :D And today is my 9 month anniversary with Bujey :) I like September. I'm bored, and listening to Daniel Bedingfield. Since my mp3 is not working I have to hear songs only in this thing. Even the sound is never better than my mp3, atleast daripada tak dgr langsung. Don't you think the world is dull without music? Hmm, I think so too. Sorry because I'm posting nothing else but about just Djokovic but, read this! I told you I hate Roddick -___-

Q. With the way he plays and his style, does it almost mandate that it's going to be a grind? Because it's not easy to knock Djokovic out of points early, even if you're playing well.

ANDY RODDICK: Oh, sure. You're going to have to go to work. He goes to work pretty much every point, and, my service game, he's going to put returns in, he puts guys in pressure. It seems like a lot of times there'd be breaks back and forth with him. You know going in that you're going to have to go to work.

Q. When asked about his injuries today, mentioning the right ankle as opposed to the left ankle, the other day ‑‑

ANDY RODDICK: Isn't it both of them? And a back and a hip?

Q. And when he said there are too many to count.

ANDY RODDICK: And a cramp.

Q. Do you get the sense right now that he is...

ANDY RODDICK: Bird flu.

Q. Lot of things. Beijing hangover.

ANDY RODDICK: Yeah.

Q. He's got pretty long list of illness.

ANDY RODDICK: Anthrax. SARS. Common cough and cold.

Q. Got a lot of things going on with him.

ANDY RODDICK: Sure.

Q. Do you think he's bluffing?

ANDY RODDICK: No, I mean, I'm sure ‑‑

Q. The way you're saying it, almost means you feel like...

ANDY RODDICK: No, if it's there, it's there. There's just a lot. You know, he's either quick to call a trainer or he's the most courageous guy of all time. I think it's up for you guys to decide.

At least if Novak couldn't win, it's because of those injuries. If Roddick that's in very good condition that didn't win, then IN YOUR FACE.

I'm boredd, and still craving for maggi curry. Kena tunggu lepas PMR :( kan Tiqa? HAHAH. Nak blah dah la, taktau nak type apa dah. Byee :)