Novak Djokovic was not satisfied after his loss to Roger Federer at the ATP Finals in London. The Belgrade native said: "Well, I'm not happy with the way I finished the season. I mean, obviously this is not the way I want to play on the court, first of all. You've got to accept that you have these kind of days and move on. If I have to draw the line, I think it was still a very good season, winning two slams and five titles. Of course I'm still hot-headed off the court, but all in all, it was a good season."
Asked if his two hour and 45-minute match loss to Dominic Thiem on Tuesday influenced his performance against Federer, Djokovic replied: "Maybe. Maybe not. I don't know. Mentally it was tough to lose a match like that a few nights ago. Yeah, I started off this tournament amazingly. I felt great. Won Paris. Played really well. Just probably things kind of shifted in terms of the way I feel on the court, and my confidence level wasn't high today, so Roger could sense that and he used it very well."
Reassessing his performance furthermore, Djokovic concluded: "Of course you try to look at positives. As I said, I just came off the court under not such a positive impression of my game and the way I ended the season, as I said. Not to repeat it again, it was a good season and, you know, tomorrow probably will reflect on it in a different way."
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