Seen from the outside, we say that the withdrawal of his opponent in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament is a blessing.

A qualification without a fight, an extra day to recover… But it's not as simple as that.

Faced with this rare situation, the Australian, who benefited from the injury of Rafael Nadal, explained it with sincerity this Friday, when Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie were preparing to enter Center Court for the other half- Wimbledon final.

Is not playing the semi-final an advantage or a disadvantage?

I thought about it last night.

I was in a good routine until then.

Of course, people think it gives me an extra day off.

But for the organism, it is a shock.

So today (Friday) I will try to train more.

In Grand Slams, you need to play these matches to get the adrenaline.

But I will have to play the final without having had the experience of the half.

At the same time, it is not bad to let the body rest.

I had a very bad night.

I only slept for an hour.

I was already so nervous, when usually I'm not.

I hope I will sleep better tonight.

In the past, your relationship with tennis was of the love/hate type.

Have these two weeks at Wimbledon changed your mind?

I do not know.

There are definitely times when I hate this sport, but there are times when I feel like one of the most competitive athletes I know.

And there, I like tennis, but in fact it's just the competition that I like.

I like going up against someone, and I like the win/loss aspect of sports in general.

What is certain is that, victory or defeat on Sunday (in the final), I will be happy.

Reaching the final of a Grand Slam tournament is in itself an achievement that seemed out of reach, especially at 27 years old.

Australia has had many tennis champions.

Do you know how you will feel if you win the title and join these champions?

These great Australian champions have never been particularly nice to me.

They didn't support me that much, including the last two weeks.

It's hard to read the things they say about me.

The only Australian champion who has always supported me is Lleyton Hewitt.

He's our Davis Cup captain and he knows I operate my way.

I am undoubtedly the unloved of Australian players.

He knows how to distance himself and let me be me.

He just sends me messages from time to time to tell me "keep going", or "well done".

It's a shame, because I don't get any support from any other former Australian champions.

It's strange, they have an unhealthy obsession with wanting to belittle me.

I don't know if they don't love me, if they're afraid of me... I don't know why it's like that,

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