N. Djokovic - 22.01.2013

N. DJOKOVIC/T. Berdych
6-1 4-6 6-1 6-4

Q.  Tomas just said he thinks your the fittest player on the tour at the moment.  Do you feel like that?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC:  Well, it's flattering to hear that, definitely from Tomas.
Well, you know, I consider myself fit.  I have a great team of people around me that are doing the best they can in their expertise to make me feel ready for physically, mentally, emotionally, every match, every challenge.
Obviously, it's not easy to always be at your 100% fitness.  But after a five hour match two days ago against Stan, I was quite convinced I could recover for this one.
The team did a great job.

Q.  Gilles Simon played four hours and could barely move against Andy.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC:  It all depends, of course, from the player and their respected routines that they do after the matches.  We have certain kind of things that we do.  It has been working in the past.  It worked well this time also.

Q.  You hear this question every slam.  It's going to be you and Ferrer, who is the No. 5 player.  Roger and Murray are still in there.  Are you surprised that some of the other guys outside of that group can't break through at the majors?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC:  Well, I guess the expectations are always higher for the top players to reach the final stages of a Grand Slam.  You rank the top players as favorites and main contenders to win the title, but you can never rule out the second group of top 10 players, from five to 10.  Del Potro, Tsonga, Berdych, Ferrer, those are the guys that can surprise, that have proven on several occasions they can win against top players.
We are all trying to focus on our own matches and go through it.  It's the way it is.  There has been a certain domination in the last few years from the top four.  As I said, we can never underestimate the quality of the rest of players so it can happen anytime.

Q.  To someone who is 25, does 30 or 31 seem very old?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC:  No, no.  Well, I mean, if you see the players like Ferrer, Federer, they're in their 30s and they're playing unbelievable tennis.
As I said before, I believe the players became much more professional than when I started playing professionally six, seven years ago.  I see the players around the tour.  They're very committed to practice, to recoveries, to what they eat, what they drink.  It makes men's tennis and sport improve and evolve.