IF HE had converted a set point in the second-set tie-break in last year's Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic would have completed a calendar Grand Slam.
And the Serbian superstar would already have set a new record of 25 Major singles titles.
But, from a memorable 2023, the soon-to-be deposed world No.1 has suffered a 2024 to forget.
And maybe he is facing the beginning of the end of his amazing career.
Even his famed powers of recovery will be tested by the torn medial meniscus in his right knee.
And now, with the next generation winning Majors, there is an increasing possibility that he will never Slam singles titles he has shared with Margaret Court since winning the US Open last year.
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