TENNIS
Hard work needed to restore my confidence, says bruised Djokovic
Belgrade — Novak Djokovic says his confidence has been rocked by poor results after a premature return from elbow surgery but the former world No1 has vowed to work hard to get back to winning ways. Having exchanged a few shots with a young prospect after a training session in searing heat at his own tennis complex in central Belgrade on Wednesday, the 30-year old Serb conceded that the past 18 months had been testing. "I have always believed in myself and that’s why I was able to make all my childhood dreams come true, but right now my confidence is not at the highest level," he told reporters. "That’s not surprising given the lack of results and all I can do is knuckle down to hard work to restore it. A few good matches and one good tournament and it will come back." Djokovic’s slump began after he won his maiden French Open title in June 2016 to complete a career Slam and amass 12 Major honours. A string of below-par performances were followed by Djokovic having to retire against...
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