Will Novak Djokovic learn?
The No. 1 men’s tennis hotspot lost his temper again on Tuesday, hitting his racket against the court en route to a quarter-final victory at the Australian Open.
Djokovic was furious and scared the court after losing a point to Alexander Zverev in the third set.
The 33-year-old Serbian recovered to a 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over number 6, while he hopes to add a ninth Australian Open title to the record of your men.
“I kind of regained my focus after I broke that racket,” said Djokovic in an interview on the court. “Things started to change a little for me in a positive direction.”
“It was a relief for me, but I would not recommend this type of relief channeling, if you want to call it,” Djokovic told reporters later. “Of course I’m not proud of that, but you experience many different emotions, you experience an inner battle. Everyone is different. I have my own demons that I have to fight. “
Djokovic has been fighting demons for a long time.
Most recently, he was disqualified from the United States Open in September after hitting a frustrated ball and accidentally hitting a line judge in the throat.
That explosion cost him a run of 29 consecutive wins.
“I will take this as deep as possible for me as a great lesson,” said Djokovic at the time.