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At age 36, Novak Djokovic has demonstrated that he is not yet prepared to hand the baton to the next generation. The ‘Big Three’ era of tennis may be coming to an end with Roger Federer’s retirement and Rafael Nadal’s plans to retire after the 2019 season, but Djokovic, the final member of the trio, showed his enduring power. His victory over Daniil Medvedev at the U.S. Open, which he won 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3, was his fourth at Flushing Meadows and gave him a record-tying 24th Grand Slam victory. It’s obvious that Djokovic has higher tennis goals in mind.
Djokovic stated, I sometimes wonder why I still need this at this point after everything I’ve done. How much longer do I want to continue? I do, of course, have these inquiries in mind.
I don’t want to get rid of this sport or leave this sport if I’m still at the top, he said, especially knowing that I play at such a high level and win the biggest tournaments in this sport.
On his way to the championship match, Djokovic defeated rising American stars Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton. He next confronted an older rival named Daniil Medvedev who had earlier blocked his attempt to complete the calendar Grand Slam. Djokovic took advantage of the opportunity, outlasting Medvedev in arduous rallies.
My team, my family knew that the last 24 hours, don’t touch me, don’t speak to me about, you know, the history of what’s on the line, he stated.
I really tried to keep things straightforward, stick to the routines that got me here, and treat this match just like every other match I’m trying to win.
In Australia, he equaled Nadal’s total of 22 major victories, and after winning Roland Garros, he broke the men’s record. Djokovic considered a generational change after his Wimbledon defeat to Carlos Alcaraz, but his triumphs in Cincinnati and Flushing Meadows temporarily restored his dominance in men’s tennis.
You know, players come and go, he remarked. I shall have a similar kind of fate. I’ll eventually retire from tennis in approximately 23 or 24 years.
In addition, fresh, youthful players will emerge. I suppose you’ll see me a little more until then.
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