Djokovic has never experienced this: "I don't know that either"

Novak's not really used to being the crowd favorite in Paris for one match.

They gave him a standing ovation after the duel, during which they chanted "Nole, Nole" quite often.

"I have the impression that I am getting more support in general. About this tonight, I have never had this experience before. In an important match against one of my biggest rivals (at this moment), I have never experienced this. That is why I made that move, to leave my bags and to thank everyone in the stadium for the support they gave me. I smiled like that a couple of times, I had inspiration, that joy that I felt like a child. What you dream all your life is to experience that. It's not easy for the French public to get on your side if you're not French, so I'm very grateful to have gotten that," said Djokovic and added:

"And the fact that Federer and Nadal retired, I believe, contributes even more to the fact that people don't know how many more times they will watch me as an active player, and I don't know that either! So that special moment of every match I play feels a little bit. Of course, it's nicer when I play well and when I reach the last stages, so the significance is even greater, even more energy is created than in the first rounds. The fact is that I feel more support and bias from people. They are more on my side, which is nice, because most of my career I experienced the opposite".