Novak
Djokovic has set his sights on finally ending his long wait to be
crowned French Open champion next year and complete a career Grand Slam,
AFP reports.
Djokovic brought the curtain down on his
2014 campaign in unexpected fashion by playing a hastily-arranged
exhibition match against Andy Murray at London’s O2 Arena after Roger
Federer pulled out of their scheduled ATP Tour Final just before the
match was due to start on Sunday.
Federer’s shock withdrawal meant Djokovic
was crowned Tour Finals champion for the third successive year, ending a
triumphant year that included his second Wimbledon title and the
year-end world number one ranking for the third time in four years.
But it was hardly a day to remember for
the 27-year-old, who admitted to feeling awkward when he was presented
with the trophy in front of a 17,500-capacity crowd who had just seen
their hopes of a fascinating duel between the world’s top two
unexpectedly dashed.
Instead of dwelling on one of the
stranger days of his career, Djokovic was quick to turn his thoughts to
2015, when he hopes to at last end nine-time champion Rafael Nadal’s
reign as the king of Paris clay.
The French Open is the only major title
missing from Djokovic’s Grand Slam collection having lost the 2012 and
2014 finals to Nadal.
“Roland Garros is and was and still will
be one of the biggest goals that I have. I’ll keep on trying, of
course,” said Djokovic, who has four Australian Open crowns, two at
Wimbledon and a single US Open triumph.
“Any Grand Slam win is another page in the history books of this sport.
“Right now I’m at my pinnacle. I feel physically very fit. I’m very motivated to keep on playing on a very high level.”
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