How Novak Djokovic can still win a Grand Slam during Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner era
2025 was the year Novak Djokovic was forced to be a mere challenger, an outsider, at Grand Slam tournaments that he had spent two decades owning. With his sporting obituaries seemingly already written, and twilight dawning on his career, one could have expected a reflective moment away from the spotlight to ponder some big decisions ahead of the start of another gruelling season. What more does the 38-year-old 24-time Major winner have left to prove? He has put a definitive line in the sand regarding his legacy in the sport – separating himself even from the all-time greats to stand alone at the peak. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are the new savants of men’s tennis; Djokovic has every right to excuse himself from mounting a challenge against champions who are closer in age to his children than to him. But to assume as much would be to misunderstand one of modern sport’s most consistently misunderstood greats. Challenges, for the Serbian legend, are not so daunting as they are instruments to unlock the ambition that …
