Q: the first two sets boy there was a lot of twists and turns and you got you had to come in and take care of those tie breakers how did you kind of get that two-set lead to start with well .
D: i was a breakdown in both sets and first said I was lucky enough to get the break straight back to 5-4 because he was starving for that set and the second set was the same situation just a bit earlier in the set and two tiebreaks I really played well and I think all the match was on a very good level I think we're both in a both in a great form and that what's happening if we are both in a great format.
D: and yeah I mean we already had this epic mansion in New York two years ago and today I had really feeling that I was lucky in the right situation netcode was was really on my side but it's it's necessary because he's obviously one of the greatest of all time biggest legends this sport has ever had so you need some luck to to beat him
Q: He's tough to beat even the two sets up he's gonna be tough to beat you were close to the finish line and a third set He took that from you he had some chances early against your serve in the fourth set what was going through your mind as the match was starting to move in his direction early in the fourth
D: I just wanted to stay in the match and then I got the break I really was holding myself great then and then came to 5/4 special situation for me serving for the match against Rafa 4 for my first semi finals here at the Australian Open such a really mentally tough situation couldn't handle it but turned it around again in the tiebreaker
Q: how difficult is it to get through that finish line against him I mean you played so well through the entirety of
the match in that moment it feels like for me it looks like you're aware that the finish line is there and there's a
third person on the court with you it's not just Rafa
D: yeah it's a little bit demons in the head like Roger said it's true I mean everybody has it and I was just rushing way too much changing a little bit the tactics from from all the match and that was that was that was wrong and then of course it's very tough to handle if yours out of a sudden five hole against Rafa so then to measure starts from seer again but that's that stainless you have to deal with these situations almost every single game so very want the tiebreaker otherwise we would be in a fifth not
D: i was a breakdown in both sets and first said I was lucky enough to get the break straight back to 5-4 because he was starving for that set and the second set was the same situation just a bit earlier in the set and two tiebreaks I really played well and I think all the match was on a very good level I think we're both in a both in a great form and that what's happening if we are both in a great format.
D: and yeah I mean we already had this epic mansion in New York two years ago and today I had really feeling that I was lucky in the right situation netcode was was really on my side but it's it's necessary because he's obviously one of the greatest of all time biggest legends this sport has ever had so you need some luck to to beat him
Q: He's tough to beat even the two sets up he's gonna be tough to beat you were close to the finish line and a third set He took that from you he had some chances early against your serve in the fourth set what was going through your mind as the match was starting to move in his direction early in the fourth
D: I just wanted to stay in the match and then I got the break I really was holding myself great then and then came to 5/4 special situation for me serving for the match against Rafa 4 for my first semi finals here at the Australian Open such a really mentally tough situation couldn't handle it but turned it around again in the tiebreaker
Q: how difficult is it to get through that finish line against him I mean you played so well through the entirety of
the match in that moment it feels like for me it looks like you're aware that the finish line is there and there's a
third person on the court with you it's not just Rafa
D: yeah it's a little bit demons in the head like Roger said it's true I mean everybody has it and I was just rushing way too much changing a little bit the tactics from from all the match and that was that was that was wrong and then of course it's very tough to handle if yours out of a sudden five hole against Rafa so then to measure starts from seer again but that's that stainless you have to deal with these situations almost every single game so very want the tiebreaker otherwise we would be in a fifth not