The Czech opened up more about Djokovic’s influence, and the way he handled the crowd, in our Tennis.com Quote du jour:
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Q. Your hero is Novak Djokovic. Whenever he’s in that situation, he often seems to play better if he’s maybe got a crowd against him. How did you find the experience? Did you actually enjoy it, or are you proud that you got through it?
JAKUB MENSIK: No, I knew before the game that it’s going to be difficult, that it’s going to be like amazing atmosphere, actually for him (smiling).
…But I didn’t expect that much, to be honest. Yeah, it’s such a great experience. Everyone was telling me that (at) Roland Garros, the atmosphere, the French people are special. Actually, I experienced that. I’m glad for that experience.
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Like Novak is saying, when sometimes the crowd is against him—I was just repeating in my head when they were cheering or shouting his name, I was just trying to focus that they are shouting my name actually.
Of course, sometimes it was super difficult. But I think that I did well. The atmosphere here is something special.
