AFP, Monaco :
On-form Novak Djokovic knows better than to try and predict how long he can keep up what seems to be a super-human effort on court after winning the Monte Carlo Masters.
The top seed had to survive a comeback as well as a 70-minute rain interruption on Sunday before running out 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 winner over Tomas Berdych.
Djokovic’s victory was his 17th straight win of the season and also marked a fourth straight Masters 1000 title after winning at Paris Bercy last November before adding a Miami-Indian Wells double earlier this year.
The world number one knows he is riding a wave and is not complaining after winning his 30th match and fourth title of 2015.
“Honestly I’m not thinking about how long I can keep it or how long the streak will go,” he said.
“Fortunately I had a similar situation in my career, in 2011, when I won over 40 matches in a row.
“I got that question asked basically after every match: How long it’s going to go, how long it’s going to go?
“I really don’t know, it’s something I can’t influence and predict.
“What I can do and influence right now is rest, recover, because I need at least a week of good rest. It’s been a long couple months for me.”
Djokovic now owns 52 career titles and 23 at the elite Masters level.
He stands 19-2 over Berdych and 30-2 this season.
“I cannot complain. But I played a lot of matches, travelled a lot with Davis Cup, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, coming here, not having too much time, already getting into clay that is a totally different surface.
