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‘My best performance’, Novak Djokovic delighted with Olympics win


Novak Djokovic has insisted he is ‘getting better and better’ after easing into Olympics semi-finals with a dominant display against Kei Nishikori.

The world number one defeated home favourite Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-0 in just one hour and 10 minutes to book his place in the last four.

Djokovic has never won the Olympic singles gold medal, with a bronze in 2008 his best result at the Games. The Serb will face Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.

“I’m very happy, my best performance in the tournament,” said the top seed.

“Matches are not getting easier, but my level of tennis is getting better and better.

“I’ve done that many, many times in my career. I know that I’m (the) kind of player that the further the tournament goes, the better I’m feeling on the court.”

The quarter-final matches were played in cooler conditions after players complained about playing during the gruelling temperatures.

“It was fantastic. Playing after five (pm) is completely different,” added Djokovic.

“Obviously, there is a little bit of a breeze, but still very, very humid, you sweat a lot, but you don’t have the heat, you don’t have the sun that, in combination with the humidity, is just brutal.”


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