Novak Djokovic hails family after Shanghai win

TIL Desk Sports/ Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic, who captured his fourth ATP Shanghai Masters title here, on Monday said that the last three or four months have been “phenomenal”, and his family has helped him to overcome adversity after the lacklustre start to the season.

“It was a perfect week; I don’t have anything negative to say about the game. I enjoyed a lot on and off the court,” said Djokovic. At the age of 31, Djokovic, who has struggled to find his best form after an elbow surgery in February, fell to No. 22 in the ATP rankings in May. “I changed my service motion; I had to adjust to that. It took me a long time to start feeling comfortable and confident on the court again,” Djokovic said.

Now back to winning form, Djokovic has not lost a match since Toronto in August and lifted four trophies at Wimbledon, Cincinnati, the US Open and now in Shanghai. “I started to be myself again on the court [and] playing [my] best tennis from the grass court season. The last three or four months have been phenomenal in terms of the quality of tennis,” Djokovic said.