Novak Djokovic is now older than the winner of any Grand Slam singles title in 57 years of Open era tennis.
Four months shy of his 38th birthday, Djokovic will spend January trying to win an 11th Australian Open title.
It would be a 25th Grand Slam title – more than anyone in history.
Margaret Court’s record is effectively the only one he has left to break.
Last season was the first year since 2017 that Djokovic did not win a major title.
He also did not win an ATP title for the first time since 2005.
But he did clinch Olympic gold with a phenomenal win over Carlos Alcaraz in the final in Paris.
That came just two months after knee surgery and three weeks after a chastening loss to the Spaniard in the Wimbledon final.
Olympic gold had been the only prize missing from Djokovic’s collection.
It was his target for the year, and the target was duly achieved.
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